Tiv language
E67113
Tiv language is a Southern Bantoid language of the Benue–Congo family spoken predominantly by the Tiv people of central Nigeria and parts of Cameroon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tiv language canonical | 6 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Benue–Congo language
ⓘ
Niger–Congo language ⓘ Southern Bantoid language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Benue State
ⓘ
Cross River State ⓘ Nasarawa State ⓘ Plateau State ⓘ Taraba State ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Tivoid–like cluster (broadly classified) ⓘ |
| country |
Cameroon
ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Tiv people ⓘ |
| glottologCode | tivv1240 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Munchi
ⓘ
Tivi ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole |
marker of Tiv ethnic identity
ⓘ
medium of Tiv folktales ⓘ medium of Tiv proverbs ⓘ |
| hasDialects | regional varieties within Tiv-speaking areas ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
noun class remnants
ⓘ
tone-marking in some orthographies ⓘ |
| hasNeighbouringLanguages |
Idoma language
ⓘ
Igede language ⓘ Jukun language ⓘ |
| hasPhonology | tonal system ⓘ |
| hasTypology | SVO word order ⓘ |
| iso639-2Code | tiv ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | tiv ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Atlantic–Congo languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic–Congo
Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
surface form:
Benue–Congo
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
surface form:
Niger–Congo
Southern Bantoid ⓘ |
| region | central Nigeria ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Tiv people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Cameroon
ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf |
Benue–Congo languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ Southern Bantoid ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Bantoid languages
|
| usedFor |
daily communication
ⓘ
oral literature ⓘ storytelling ⓘ traditional songs ⓘ |
| usedIn |
local radio broadcasting
ⓘ
primary education in some areas ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.