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Tiv language

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…

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Ethnicity
Tiv
Glottolog
tivv1240
ISO 639-2
tiv
ISO 639-3
tiv
Language family
Atlantic–CongoVolta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidTivoidCentral TivoidTiv · Volta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidTivoidCentral TivoidTiv · Benue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidTivoidCentral TivoidTiv · BantoidSouthern BantoidTivoidCentral TivoidTiv · Southern BantoidTivoidCentral TivoidTiv
Native speakers
4.6 million (2020)

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Tiv language

Nodes88
Edges87
Triples70
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022727
Components1

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Tiv language

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related to Cameroon · 29
Tiv language → Although, Anglophone Cameroon, Becheve, Bitare, Caka, Cameroon, Cameroon Manyu, Ceve, Eman, Evant, History, Ipulo, Iyive, Mamfe, Mesaka, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerian Tiv, Religion, Some
related to history · 15
Tiv language → Abraham, Amaury, Bantu, East African Nyanza, Ekoi, Johnston Harry, Malherbe, Roy Clive Abraham, Semi-Bantu, Sierra Leone, Sigismund Koelle, Source, Talbot, The, Tiv
related to References · 9
Tiv language → Abraham, Dictionary, England, Farnborough, Government, Gregg Press Ltd, Hants, ISBN, Nigeria
Language family · 8
Tiv language → Atlantic–CongoVolta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidTivoidCentral TivoidTiv, BantoidSouthern BantoidTivoidCentral TivoidTiv, Benue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidTivoidCentral TivoidTiv, Central TivoidTiv, Southern BantoidTivoidCentral TivoidTiv, Tiv, TivoidCentral TivoidTiv, Volta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidTivoidCentral TivoidTiv
Ethnicity · 1
Tiv language → Tiv
Glottolog · 1
Tiv language → tivv1240
ISO 639-2 · 1
Tiv language → tiv
ISO 639-3 · 1
Tiv language → tiv
Native speakers · 1
Tiv language → 4.6 million (2020)
Native to · 1
Tiv language → Nigeria

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Important terminology

tiv nigeria language speakers tivoid government spoken cameroon benue plateau taraba cross river also state local sounds states nasarawa accents

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Tiv languageEthnicityTiv1.00infobox
Tiv languageGlottologtivv12401.00infobox
Tiv languageISO 639-2tiv1.00infobox
Tiv languageISO 639-3tiv1.00infobox
Tiv languageLanguage familyAtlantic–CongoVolta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidTivoidCentral TivoidTiv1.00infobox
Tiv languageLanguage familyVolta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidTivoidCentral TivoidTiv1.00infobox
Tiv languageLanguage familyBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidTivoidCentral TivoidTiv1.00infobox
Tiv languageLanguage familyBantoidSouthern BantoidTivoidCentral TivoidTiv1.00infobox
Tiv languageLanguage familySouthern BantoidTivoidCentral TivoidTiv1.00infobox
Tiv languageLanguage familyTivoidCentral TivoidTiv1.00infobox
Tiv languageLanguage familyCentral TivoidTiv1.00infobox
Tiv languageLanguage familyTiv1.00infobox
Tiv languageNative speakers4.6 million (2020)1.00infobox
Tiv languageNative toNigeria1.00infobox
Tiv languageRegionBenue State, Cross River State, Plateau State, Taraba State1.00infobox

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