Tiv language

Tiv
Spoken in	southeast Nigeria
Native speakers	2.2 million  (1991)
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Tivoid Central A Tiv
Language codes
ISO 639-3	tiv

The Tiv language is spoken by over 2 million people in Nigeria, with a few speakers in Cameroon. Most of the Language's Nigerian speakers are found in Benue State of Nigeria. The language is also widely spoken in the Nigerian States of Plateau, Taraba, Nasarawa as well as the FCT Abuja. It is part of the Southern Bantoid Tivoid family, a branch of Benue–Congo and ultimately of the Niger–Congo phylum.

The Tiv people have a tradition that is arranged in order of chiefs: 1st class chief (Tor Tiv) 2nd class chief (Ter) which is normally in charge of each local government traditional council. They also have 3rd class chiefs (Tyoor) incharge of Districts and Kindred Heads (Mbateregh) they also have Ator a Ukpande (Tax Collectors) they can also be called village heads.

See also

• Tiv people
• Ate-u-tiv

External links

• Map of Tiv (Munshi) language from the LL-Map project
• Information on Tiv language from the MultiTree project
• Ethnologue report
• More info on Tiv
• Ate-u-Tiv Social Network
• PanAfrican L10n page on Tiv

References

• R.C.Abraham, A Dictionary of the Tiv Language, Government of Nigeria 1940, republished by Gregg Press Ltd., Farnborough, Hants., England 1968.