Kano

Kano (a state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone)

Kano (a city, the state capital of Kano State, Nigeria)


Kaduna

From kadunnā̀, an obsolete plural of kadā (“crocodile”).

Kaduna (a state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone)

Kaduna (a city, the state capital of Kaduna State, Nigeria)


Abeokuta

Abeokuta (the largest city and state capital of Ogun State, Nigeria)


Maiduguri

[mèi.dɪ́.ɡʷʊ̀.rɪ́]

Maiduguri (a city, the state capital of Borno State, Nigeria)


Cadi

Lake Chad (a freshwater lake at the junction of Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon in Central Africa)


Daura

Daura (a city in Katsina State, Nigeria)


Jos

Jos (a city, the state capital of Plateau State, Nigeria)


Anaca

/ʔà.nà.t͡ʃà/

[ʔà.nə̀.t͡ʃə̀]


Fatakwal

[ɸə́.táː.kʷàl]


Zariya

[záː.ɽɪ́.jɛ̀]


Zazzau

Zaria (a city in Nigeria) (traditional name, especially in reference to the emirate)


Katsina

[kə̀.sʼɪ́.nə̀]


Filato

[ɸɪ̀.làː.tó]


Lakwaja

[lə́.kʷə́.d͡ʒə̀]


Gusau

Gusau (a city, the state capital of Zamfara State, Nigeria)


Borno

Borno (a state of Nigeria in the North East geopolitical zone)


Watari

[wə̀.tə̀.ɽɪ́]


Tsanyawa

[sʼɛ́ɲ.jáː.wáː]


Jahun

[d͡ʒáː.hʊ̀ŋ]


Katagum

[kə́.táː.ɡʷʊ̀ŋ]


Gobir

(historical) Gobir (a kingdom in Nigeria)


Ɓaɓura

[ɓáː.ɓʊ̀.ɽə̀]


Funtuwa

[ɸʊ̀n.tʊ́.wə̀]


Jibiya

[d͡ʒɪ́.bɪ́.jɛ̀]


Soba

Soba (a local government area of Nigeria)


Birnin Kudu

[bɪ́r.nɪ́ŋ kʷʊ́.dɪ̀]


Kafin Hausa

[kə́.ɸɪ̀ŋ háu.sə́]


Musawa

From Mūsā + -āwā, literally "Musa's people".


Dutse

Dutse (the largest city and state capital of Jigawa State, Nigeria)


Giginyu

[ɟɪ̀.ɟɪ̀ɲ.jʊ́]


Dogarai

/dòː.ɡà.ɽái/

[dòː.ɡə̀.ɽéi]


Akure

[ʔà.kʷʊ́.ɽé]

Akure (the largest city and state capital of Ondo State, Nigeria)