Tiv

[ tiv ]

noun

, plural Tivs, (especially collectively) Tiv.

1. a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
2. the Benue-Congo language of the Tiv.

Tiv

/ tɪv /

noun

1. TivsTiv a member of a Negroid people of W Africa, living chiefly in the savanna of the Benue area of S Nigeria and noted by anthropologists for having no chiefs
2. the language of this people, belonging to the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo family

Example Sentences

A spokesman for Germany's filling stations association TIV said even as prices climb, demand for fuel is holding up.

From Reuters

“Nobody is saying that burning government property is a good thing, but to send the army in to kill in the name of order? There are Tiv people lying dead for nothing. For nothing! Balewa has lost his mind!”

From Literature

Ugwu did not know who the Tiv people were, but hearing the word dead made him shiver.

From Literature

Mr. Ahemba is president of the Tiv Youth Organization, an umbrella body for youths of the Tiv, an ethnic group of Christian farmers from Nasarawa.

From Washington Times

Metagenomic sequencing libraries for AB, RP, and TIV samples were prepared from 50 ng, 50 ng, and 1 ng of purified DNA, respectively.

From Nature