Tiv–English dictionary

Tiv Dictionary: A

23 entries · part 4 of 4

Every Tiv word in the archive's dictionary that begins with “A” — 473 entries, in alphabetical order (part 4 of 4). 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.

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.”

ayavkyule

typhoid fever

Noun

Usage
Source: Tsaaior, J. T., "Euphemisms as Speech Surrogates in Tiv Language", International Journal of the Tiv Language, Education, History and Culture 1(1), Benue State University, Makurdi.

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.”

ayol

each other, one another (in "ayol a ve")

Pronoun

Example
Tsô ve kaa ayol a ve er: Sé gbidye nen akam, sé sôô nen dedoo. Akam la hingir ve er ka awen, man inya i tiher hingir ve er ka inya i hôron yô. — “They said to one another, “Come, let’s make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” They had brick for stone, and they used tar for mortar.”
Usage
Example: Genesis 11:3. Meaning worked out from the English of the same verse. Source: Tiv Bible, read with the English of the same verse (World English Bible).

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.”

ayou

rooms, houses

Noun

Example
Yô, er tso sha kon u gofer; tôndo ayou ker, ukpo ukpo, man shighe un mningem kimi kua ken won kpaa. — “Make a ship of gopher wood. You shall make rooms in the ship, and shall seal it inside and outside with pitch.”
Usage
Example: Genesis 6:14. Meaning worked out from the English of the same verse. Source: Tiv Bible, with the English of the same verse (World English Bible).

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.

azôv

fairies (spirits)

Noun

Usage
Source: Shinyi, M. A. and Tsafa, T. A., "Tradition and Cultural Practices of the Tiv People of Benue State", International Journal of the Tiv Language, Education, History and Culture 1(1), Benue State University, Makurdi.

azurufa

gold

Noun

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

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