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Where are Igboid languages spoken?

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Thematic map of Africa showing the distribution of Niger-Congo language branches. Distinct colors represent language groups such as Atlantic, Mande, Gur, Kwa, Benue-Congo, and Bantu, with Bantu languages covering most of central, eastern, and southern Africa. A numbered key lists prominent languages in each area, and country borders are marked for reference. — Niger-Congo languages Map showing the branches and distribution of the Niger-Congo languages.

The Igboid languages are spoken in southeastern Nigeria. This language cluster, which is a subbranch of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family, consists of more than 50 dialects and is spoken by approximately 20 million people, with at least an additional million speakers using these languages as a second language.12