"Tiv" meaning in English

See Tiv in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Tiv Tiv Etymology templates: {{bor|en|tiv|Tiv}} Tiv Tiv Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tiv
  1. A Southern Bantoid language spoken mostly in Nigeria, with some speakers in Cameroon. Categories (topical): Languages Derived forms: Tivoid
    Sense id: en-Tiv-en-name-ucXfqXp7 Disambiguation of Languages: 79 21

Noun

Etymology: From Tiv Tiv Etymology templates: {{bor|en|tiv|Tiv}} Tiv Tiv Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Tiv pl (plural only)
  1. An ethnic nation in West Africa. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-Tiv-en-noun-L2YjjFVa

Download JSON data for Tiv meaning in English (1.3kB)

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