Tiv
Bahasa 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".
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20 kata inti dalam Bahasa Tiv
Air
mngerem
/mŋɡɛɾɛm/
Api
usu
/usu/
Matahari
iyange
/ijaŋɡe/
Bulan
uwer
/uwɛɾ/
Ibu
ngo
/ŋɡo/
Ayah
ter
/tɛɾ/
Makan
yan
/jan/
Minum
mba
/mba/
Cinta
dooshima
/doːʃima/
Hati
ishima
/iʃima/
Pohon
kon
/kon/
Rumah
ya
/ja/
Anjing
iyou
/ijou/
Kucing
anyam
/aɲam/
Tangan
ave
/ave/
Mata
ishe
/iʃe/
Halo
m sugh
/m suɣ/
Terima kasih
m sugh u
/m suɣ u/
Satu
mom
/mom/
Baik
dedoo
/dedoː/
Sumber
Perbandingan kata
Dibandingkan dengan bahasa Niger-Congo terkait
| Arti | Bahasa Tiv | bahasa Kimbundu | bahasa Kongo | bahasa Talysh | Vietnam (Chữ Nôm) | bahasa Beja | bahasa Aymara |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air | mngerem /mŋɡɛɾɛm/ | menha /meɲa/ | maza /maza/ | ov /ov/ | 渃 /nɨək/ | yam /jam/ | uma /uma/ |
| Api | usu /usu/ | tubia /tubja/ | tiya /tija/ | tasə /tasə/ | 𤏬 /lɨə/ | neʼaat /neʔaːt/ | nina /nina/ |
| Matahari | iyange /ijaŋɡe/ | muanya /mwaɲa/ | ntangu /ntaŋɡu/ | rüj /ɾyʒ/ | 𩈘𡗶 /mət tɤj/ | yint /jint/ | inti /inti/ |
| Bulan | uwer /uwɛɾ/ | ngonde /ŋɡonde/ | ngonda /ŋɡonda/ | ümüj /ymyʒ/ | 𩈘𢁑 /mət taŋ/ | tirig /tiɾiɡ/ | phaxsi /pʰaχsi/ |
| Ibu | ngo /ŋɡo/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | muə /muə/ | 𡞕 /mɛ/ | indee /iːndeː/ | mama /mama/ |
| Ayah | ter /tɛɾ/ | tata /tata/ | tata /tata/ | pıə /pɯə/ | 𤙗 /ɓo/ | baab /baːb/ | tata /tata/ |
| Makan | yan /jan/ | kudya /kudja/ | ku dia /ku dja/ | hardə /haɾdə/ | 𫗒 /an/ | tame /tame/ | manqʼaña /manqʼaɲa/ |
| Minum | mba /mba/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | ku nua /ku nua/ | peşomə /peʃomə/ | 㕵 /uəŋ/ | gwaʼa /ɡʷaʕa/ | umaña /umaɲa/ |
| Cinta | dooshima /doːʃima/ | henda /henda/ | zola /zola/ | hışt /hɯʃt/ | 𢞅 /iəw/ | kima /kima/ | munasiña /munasiɲa/ |
| Hati | ishima /iʃima/ | muxima /muʃima/ | ntima /ntima/ | zırə /zɯɾə/ | 𢣐𢞂 /t͡ɕaj tim/ | ginʼa /ɡinʕa/ | chuyma /tʃujma/ |
| Pohon | kon /kon/ | mukune /mukune/ | nti /nti/ | dor /doɾ/ | 𣘃 /kəj/ | hindeb /hindeb/ | quqa /quqa/ |
| Rumah | ya /ja/ | inzo /inzo/ | nzo /nzo/ | ka /ka/ | 茹 /ɲaː/ | gaw /ɡaw/ | uta /uta/ |
| Anjing | iyou /ijou/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | səg /səɡ/ | 𤝞 /t͡ɕɔ/ | yas /jas/ | anu /anu/ |
| Kucing | anyam /aɲam/ | kasalu /kasalu/ | nyau /ɲau/ | pışi /pɯʃi/ | 猫 /mɛw/ | kabsoot /kabsoːt/ | phisi /pʰisi/ |
| Tangan | ave /ave/ | lukwaku /lukwaku/ | koko /koko/ | dast /dast/ | 𡬶 /taj/ | ay /aj/ | ampara /ampaɾa/ |
| Mata | ishe /iʃe/ | dixi /diʃi/ | disu /disu/ | çəş /tʃəʃ/ | 𥄫 /mak/ | liili /liːli/ | nayra /najɾa/ |
| Halo | m sugh /m suɣ/ | kiebi /kiebi/ | mboté /mbote/ | xəyrli ruj /xəjɾli ɾuʒ/ | 吀嘲 /sin t͡ɕaːw/ | salaam /salaːm/ | kamisaki /kamisaki/ |
| Terima kasih | m sugh u /m suɣ u/ | kishukutu /kiʃukutu/ | matondo /matondo/ | minnətdar /minnətdaɾ/ | 感恩 /kaːm əːn/ | baraʼoo /baɾaʕoː/ | yuspagara /juspaɣaɾa/ |
| Satu | mom /mom/ | -moxi /moʃi/ | mosi /mosi/ | i /i/ | 𠬠 /mot/ | gaal /ɡaːl/ | maya /maja/ |
| Baik | dedoo /dedoː/ | kiá /kja/ | mbote /mbote/ | çoki /tʃoki/ | 卒 /tot/ | dabaab /dabaːb/ | suma /suma/ |
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