Benue State, Cross River State, Plateau State, Taraba State
Ethnicity
Tiv
Native speakers
4.6 million (2020)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
Atlantic–Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue–Congo
Bantoid
Southern Bantoid
Tivoid
Central Tivoida
Tiv
Language codes
ISO 639-2
tiv
ISO 639-3
tiv
Glottolog
tivv1240
Tiv is a Tivoid language spoken in some states in North Central Nigeria, with some speakers in Cameroon. It had over 4.6 million speakers in 2020. The largest population of Tiv speakers are found in Benue state in Nigeria. The language is also widely spoken in some Nigerian states namely, Plateau, Taraba, Nasarawa, Cross River, Adamawa, Kaduna, and Abuja. It is by far the largest of the Tivoid languages, a group of languages belonging to the Southern Bantoid languages
Tiv is a Tivoid language spoken in some states in North Central Nigeria, with some speakers in Cameroon. It had over 4.6 million speakers in 2020. The...
and Cameroon. The Tivlanguage is spoken by over 5 million people in Nigeria with a few speakers in Cameroon. Most of the language's Nigerian speakers...
disorder Tiv people, an ethnic nation in West Africa Tivlanguage, a Southern Bantoid language Time-invariant system Tornado Intercept Vehicle Trivalent...
most spoken language in the group. The majority are threatened with extinction. The largest of these languages by far is the Tivlanguage for which the...
Efik-Ibibio cluster (over 15 million), Fulfulde (13 million), Kanuri (5 million), Tiv (5 million), Nupe (3 million) and approximately 2 to 3 million each of Karai-Karai...
The Church of Christ in the Sudan Among the Tiv (Nongo u Kristu u ken Sudan hen tiv, NKST) is a confessional Christian Reformed denomination in Nigeria...
the Mumuye, Mambilla, Jukun, Kuteb, Wurkun, Yandang, Ndola, Itchen, Jenjo, Tiv,Fulani,Tigun,And Jibu . The northern part is mainly dominated by the Fulani...
2006 census. The area is majorly populated by members of the Tiv ethnic group. The Tivlanguage is widely spoken in the area while Christianity and Islam...
distinct local languages (mostly Jukunoid languages and Southern Bantoid languages). Kuteb language Hausa Kpan language Acha LanguageTivlanguage "Post Offices-...
border with Cameroon to the South-East. It is inhabited predominantly by the Tiv, Idoma, and Igede. Minority ethnic groups in Benue are Etulo, Igbo, Jukun...
Some of the popular languages spoken in Nigeria are listed as follows: Yoruba, Hausa Igbo, Ijaw, Kanuri,, Ibibio, Edo, Fulfude, Tiv, and Urhobo to name...
Nigerian autobiographer and historian, known for his History of the Tiv. Sai's Tivlanguage manuscript was edited and translated into English by Rupert East...
ánêm Tivlanguage: ínímbe Duala language: mbá Boyela language (Bantu): moma Yam production in Nigeria Blench, Roger (2006). Archaeology, language, and...
In grammar, the locative case (/ˈlɒkətɪv/ LOK-ə-tiv; abbreviated LOC) is a grammatical case which indicates a location. It corresponds vaguely to the...
there is no difference between standing down and upright", from the Tivlanguage in Nigeria. Wellerisms are similar but not identical to dialogue proverbs...
vocal component. Usher suggests that *ɲ *c *ɟ might actually have been *niV *tiV *diV or *ŋiV *kiV *giV, none of which occur in the reconstructions despite...
Council in 1976. The indigenous community of the Kunav people who speak Tivlanguage. The Vandeikya people are a hospitable group and are predominantly Christians...
Ilokano; /iːloʊˈkɑːnoʊ/; Ilocano: Pagsasao nga Ilokano) is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines, primarily by Ilocano people and as a lingua...
Begha U Tiv, Orchivirigh Dr. Alfred Akawe Torkula, CFR (10 July 1944 - 22 November 2015) was the fourth Tor Tiv, the supreme ruler of the Tiv people and...
chuu-VAHSH; Чӑвашла, translit. Çăvaşla, IPA: [tɕəʋaʃˈla]) is a Turkic language spoken in European Russia, primarily in the Chuvash Republic and adjacent...
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