Tiv–English dictionary

Tiv Dictionary: A

60 entries · part 3 of 3

Every Tiv word in the archive's dictionary that begins with “A” — 360 entries, in alphabetical order (part 3 of 3). Each entry gives the English meaning and part of speech, and, where the archive records them, the pronunciation, an example sentence in Tiv with its English translation, and notes on usage. Select a word to open its own page with related words and sources.

ate

public

Noun

Also means
common hut
Example
Ate u Buruku kehe. — “Buruku’s common hut is large.”

ate

forum

Noun

Example
Ate u Tiv or kwagh u kwase eren. — “The Tiv forum discusses marriage.”

ate

hut/forum

Noun

Also means
meeting place
Example
Ate u Tiv or kwagh — “Forum discusses issues”

ate1

public

Noun

Also means
common hut — Tiv traditional hut in front of the house built as a common meeting place
Example
Ate u Buruku kehe — “Buruku’s common hut is large”

ate2

forum

Noun

Also means
a physical or digital stage for people to meet and discuss issues
Example
Ate u Tiv or kwagh u kwase eren — “The Tiv forum discusses marriage”

ateghatô

middle

Noun

Example
Ikeghdam ngi ôôn ken ateghatô u ityungu. — “The duck is swimming in the middle of the pond.”

Atese

pastor's wife

Noun

Example
Atese hemen kasev. — “The pastor’s wife leads the women.”

atetan

afternoon

Noun

Example
1. Mbayev due makeranta atetan. Adverb. 2. Ka ve va hanma atetan. — “The children are out of school in the afternoon. They come every afternoon.”

atii

dove

Noun

Example
Atii ye wua. — “Sparrows eat guinea corn.”
Usage
Mbaatii, plural noun.

Atii

African mourning dove

Noun

ato

ears

Noun

Example
Ato a iwa kehe. — “The dog has big”

atô

buttocks

Noun

Example
M tema sha atô am. — “I sat on my buttocks.”

atôutu

into the night

Adverb

Example
Igirgi purugh va nyôr atôutu. — “The airplane arrived well into the night.”

atsaka

sweet potato

Noun

Example
Jiir atsaka i ya. — “Cook the sweet potato to eat.”

atsator

sparrow; finch

Noun

Also means
a small songbird that lives inside thatched roofs and feeds on seeds
Example
Asator soo imo i gberen pepe pepe — “The sparrow likes to sing early in the morning”

atse

cooking posts

Noun

Example
Penda itiegh sha atse. — “Place the pot on the cooking posts.”

atungô

pond frog

Noun

Example
Ifam tsuwe mita pue. — “The frog jumped ten meters.”

atur

fig tree

Noun

Example
Inyon soo u yan sam u atam a atur. — “The birds like to feed on the seeds from the fruits of the fig tree.”

ave

hand

Noun

aver

yawn

Verb

Example
Mnyam kôr un, nahan ngu aver. — “He is sleepy, so he is yawning.”

awambe

blood

Noun

Example
Ivav tôndon na awambe due. — “The cut brought out blood.”

Aya

grandma

Noun

Example
Aya yila mbayev ve va ya kwaghyan. — “Grandmother called the children to come eat food.”

ayaba

bananas

Noun

Also means
banana fruits
Example
Ayaba mba atô kposo kposo sha kasua. — “There are many varieties of bananas at the market.”

Ayaka ka mku

surprised at a loss

Interjection

Also means
sympathetic consoling gesture

ayaligh

comb

Noun

Example
Ngohol ayaligh dugh itiough you. — “Take the comb and”

ayange ayange

daily

Adverb

Example
Kile anyi ou ayange ayange (hanma iyange). Brush

ayarikule

jaundice

Noun

Example
M gba ayarikule; nahan m zua a iyolhian. — “I caught jaundice; so, I have a fever.”

Aye

expression of surprise

Interjection

Also means
sorrowful or pleasantly surprised

ayem

run, running race

Noun

Example
Yevese ayem a mita deri môm. — “Run the one-hundred-meter race.”

ayenge

mathematics

Noun

Also means
study of numbers
Example
Er ayenge — “Solve math”

ayia

dry grass stalks

Noun

Example
Imenger ngi ga; tsar ayia. Iyiagh, singular noun. — “There is no lantern; light grass stalks.”

ayom

tricks

Noun

Example
Alôm wa ayom. — “Hare is tricky.”

ayongu

annoyances

Noun

Example
Ngu a ayongu sha hanma or cii. — “He/she displays annoyances on everyone.”

ayôôso

loud voices, noise

Noun

Example
De ayôôso; tor ngu ôron kwagh. — “Stop loud talk; the chief is speaking.”

Ayu

Manatee

Noun

azande

scabies medicine

Noun

Example
Wua azande cir sha kpie. — “Grind the scabies grass to apply on the scabies sores.”

azembe

African harrier-hawk

Noun

Example
It often preys on small animals and birds. — “Akper a azembe hemba kehen a tsoghor. The African harrier-hawk has larger wings than those of the falcon.”

azer

spits

Noun

Example
Ta azer. — “Throw pits.”
Usage
Ijer (sputum), singular noun.

azurufa

gold

Noun

Also means
precious metal
Example
M ngu a azurfa ga — “I have no gold”

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