Tiv
Niger-Congo
Tiv is the principal language of the Tiv ethnic group, the largest non-Hausa-Fulani population of central Nigeria, with ~5 million speakers concentrated in Benue State around Gboko and Makurdi. Linguistically, Tiv belongs to the Tivoid subgroup of Bantoid (sister branch to the Bantu languages), but most other Tivoid languages are in Cameroon, making Tiv geographically isolated within its subgroup. Tiv has classical Niger-Congo features: noun-class system (~10 classes), tonal (3 tones with downstep), and SVO constituent order. The Abraham 1940 Tiv-English Dictionary remains a foundational reference. Tiv has a strong literary tradition since the 1930s, with major works including the Tiv New Testament (1936) and the Tiv-language newspaper "Tion".
Wo es gesprochen wird
20 Kernwörter in Tiv
Wasser
mngerem
/mŋɡɛɾɛm/
Feuer
usu
/usu/
Sonne
iyange
/ijaŋɡe/
Mond
uwer
/uwɛɾ/
Mutter
ngo
/ŋɡo/
Vater
ter
/tɛɾ/
Essen
yan
/jan/
Trinken
mba
/mba/
Liebe
dooshima
/doːʃima/
Herz
ishima
/iʃima/
Baum
kon
/kon/
Haus
ya
/ja/
Hund
iyou
/ijou/
Katze
anyam
/aɲam/
Hand
ave
/ave/
Auge
ishe
/iʃe/
Hallo
m sugh
/m suɣ/
Danke
m sugh u
/m suɣ u/
Eins
mom
/mom/
Gut
dedoo
/dedoː/
Quellen
Wörter im Vergleich
Verglichen mit verwandten Niger-Congo-Sprachen
| Bedeutung | Tiv | Kimbundu | Kikongo | Talyschisch | Vietnamesisch (Chữ Nôm) | Bedscha | Aymara |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasser | mngerem /mŋɡɛɾɛm/ | menha /meɲa/ | maza /maza/ | ov /ov/ | 渃 /nɨək/ | yam /jam/ | uma /uma/ |
| Feuer | usu /usu/ | tubia /tubja/ | tiya /tija/ | tasə /tasə/ | 𤏬 /lɨə/ | neʼaat /neʔaːt/ | nina /nina/ |
| Sonne | iyange /ijaŋɡe/ | muanya /mwaɲa/ | ntangu /ntaŋɡu/ | rüj /ɾyʒ/ | 𩈘𡗶 /mət tɤj/ | yint /jint/ | inti /inti/ |
| Mond | uwer /uwɛɾ/ | ngonde /ŋɡonde/ | ngonda /ŋɡonda/ | ümüj /ymyʒ/ | 𩈘𢁑 /mət taŋ/ | tirig /tiɾiɡ/ | phaxsi /pʰaχsi/ |
| Mutter | ngo /ŋɡo/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | muə /muə/ | 𡞕 /mɛ/ | indee /iːndeː/ | mama /mama/ |
| Vater | ter /tɛɾ/ | tata /tata/ | tata /tata/ | pıə /pɯə/ | 𤙗 /ɓo/ | baab /baːb/ | tata /tata/ |
| Essen | yan /jan/ | kudya /kudja/ | ku dia /ku dja/ | hardə /haɾdə/ | 𫗒 /an/ | tame /tame/ | manqʼaña /manqʼaɲa/ |
| Trinken | mba /mba/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | ku nua /ku nua/ | peşomə /peʃomə/ | 㕵 /uəŋ/ | gwaʼa /ɡʷaʕa/ | umaña /umaɲa/ |
| Liebe | dooshima /doːʃima/ | henda /henda/ | zola /zola/ | hışt /hɯʃt/ | 𢞅 /iəw/ | kima /kima/ | munasiña /munasiɲa/ |
| Herz | ishima /iʃima/ | muxima /muʃima/ | ntima /ntima/ | zırə /zɯɾə/ | 𢣐𢞂 /t͡ɕaj tim/ | ginʼa /ɡinʕa/ | chuyma /tʃujma/ |
| Baum | kon /kon/ | mukune /mukune/ | nti /nti/ | dor /doɾ/ | 𣘃 /kəj/ | hindeb /hindeb/ | quqa /quqa/ |
| Haus | ya /ja/ | inzo /inzo/ | nzo /nzo/ | ka /ka/ | 茹 /ɲaː/ | gaw /ɡaw/ | uta /uta/ |
| Hund | iyou /ijou/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | səg /səɡ/ | 𤝞 /t͡ɕɔ/ | yas /jas/ | anu /anu/ |
| Katze | anyam /aɲam/ | kasalu /kasalu/ | nyau /ɲau/ | pışi /pɯʃi/ | 猫 /mɛw/ | kabsoot /kabsoːt/ | phisi /pʰisi/ |
| Hand | ave /ave/ | lukwaku /lukwaku/ | koko /koko/ | dast /dast/ | 𡬶 /taj/ | ay /aj/ | ampara /ampaɾa/ |
| Auge | ishe /iʃe/ | dixi /diʃi/ | disu /disu/ | çəş /tʃəʃ/ | 𥄫 /mak/ | liili /liːli/ | nayra /najɾa/ |
| Hallo | m sugh /m suɣ/ | kiebi /kiebi/ | mboté /mbote/ | xəyrli ruj /xəjɾli ɾuʒ/ | 吀嘲 /sin t͡ɕaːw/ | salaam /salaːm/ | kamisaki /kamisaki/ |
| Danke | m sugh u /m suɣ u/ | kishukutu /kiʃukutu/ | matondo /matondo/ | minnətdar /minnətdaɾ/ | 感恩 /kaːm əːn/ | baraʼoo /baɾaʕoː/ | yuspagara /juspaɣaɾa/ |
| Eins | mom /mom/ | -moxi /moʃi/ | mosi /mosi/ | i /i/ | 𠬠 /mot/ | gaal /ɡaːl/ | maya /maja/ |
| Gut | dedoo /dedoː/ | kiá /kja/ | mbote /mbote/ | çoki /tʃoki/ | 卒 /tot/ | dabaab /dabaːb/ | suma /suma/ |
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