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Most Common Tiv Words
Tiv
Essential Tiv vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| or | person | or |
| iyom | house | EE-yom |
| mgu | water | mgoo |
| aôndo | god / sky | a-ON-do |
| i-ngyô | food | EE-ngyo |
| wadôn | road / path | WA-don |
| sha | name | sha |
| wam | child | wam |
| ter | father / chief | ter |
| mama | mother | MA-ma |
| tar | land / country | tar |
| kohol | tree | KO-hol |
| mtswen | friend | MTSI-wen |
| orkar | animal | OR-kar |
| kwagh | thing / matter | kwag |
| igbe | fire | IG-be |
| môr | day / sun | mor |
| vôô | night | vo |
| ikyar | family | EE-kyar |
| ker | money | ker |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| yô | to go | yo |
| dom | to come | dom |
| amo | to eat | A-mo |
| ngu | to drink | ngoo |
| doo | to sleep | do |
| mba | to see | mba |
| weh | to say / speak | weh |
| nyian | to know | NYI-an |
| jijigh | to work | JI-jig |
| vi | to buy | vi |
| zwa | to learn | zwa |
| gbaa | to hear | gba |
| mba | to want / wish | mba |
| aôndo | to run | a-ON-do |
| doo-sha | to sit | do-SHA |
| doo-kohol | to stand | do-KO-hol |
| yô ihom | to help | yo EE-hom |
| pe | to give | pe |
| wan | to find | wan |
| jijigh kwagh | to do something | JI-jig kwag |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| kpaa | big | kpa |
| tsuun | small | tsoon |
| iyol | good | EE-yol |
| gôr | bad | gor |
| vihi | new | VI-hi |
| ôr | old | or |
| gbande | white | GBAN-de |
| ityô | black | EE-tyo |
| kohol-kohol | red | KO-hol KO-hol |
| igôr | cold | EE-gor |
| igbe | hot | IG-be |
| kpahe | hard / strong | KPA-he |
| lôô | soft | lo |
| doosu | many | DO-su |
| tsuun | few | tsoon |
| gôrôr | tall | go-ROR |
| tsuuntsuun | short | TSOON-tsoon |
| iyol-iyol | very good / beautiful | EE-yol EE-yol |
| kpahe kpahe | very strong | KPA-he KPA-he |
| jôjô | sweet | jo-JO |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| taa | now | ta |
| kwese | tomorrow | KWE-se |
| azaan | yesterday | a-ZAN |
| sha hen | here | sha hen |
| sha yôô | there | sha yo |
| a taa | already | a ta |
| vea | truly / indeed | ve-A |
| ngu-ngu | very | ngoo-NGOO |
| tsuun ga | a little | tsoon ga |
| wende | quickly | WEN-de |
| sha-sha | slowly | sha-SHA |
| doo nom | together | do NOM |
| gbanger | always | GBAN-ger |
| uter | because | OO-ter |
| ngu | if | ngoo |
| ken | but / however | ken |
| nom | also / too | nom |
| gaa | only | ga |
| ka | and | ka |
| ase | like / as | A-se |