Tiv language

Tiv
Tiv
Native toNigeria
RegionBenue State, Cross River State, Plateau State, Taraba State
EthnicityTiv
Native speakers
over 4.560000 million
Language codes
ISO 639-2tiv
ISO 639-3tiv
Glottologtivv1240

Tiv is one of the languages spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon by the Tiv people. It is a Tivoid language and is majorly spoken in North Central Nigeria, with some speakers in Cameroon.

References

  1. ↑ "The grammar of Tiv". Abraham, Roy Clive.
  2. ↑ "A dictionary of the tiv language". Abraham, Roy Clive.
  3. ↑ Bohannan, Laura; Bohannan, Paul (3 February 2017). The Tiv of Central Nigeria: Western Africa Part VIII. ISBN 9781315295794.