Tiv–English dictionary

Tiv Dictionary: I

150 entries · part 1 of 5

Every Tiv word in the archive's dictionary that begins with “I” — 715 entries, in alphabetical order (part 1 of 5). 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.

I

It

Pronoun

i

in / into / to

Preposition/function word/

i guran

putrid (as in meat)

Adjective

ian

space

Noun

Also means
permission
Example
Ian kera ngi i ior vea tema ga. — “There is”

ian

space; permission

Noun

Also means
space that can be filled with something
Example
Ian kera ngi i ior vea tema ga — “There is”

iaven

pace

Noun

Example
M dondo Isa iaven er mita mom nahan. — “I followed Isa at a pace of about one meter.”

iaven

distance, step

Noun

iba

sack

Noun

Example
Haa suabin shin iba. — “Pour soybeans into the sack.”

Ibagu

monkeys

Noun

Also means
plural of bagu

iber

porridge

Noun

Example
Ma iber. — “Drink the porridge.”

ibo

fault

Noun

Example
Ka ibo yam: It is my fault. na ibo (fault), verb.

Ibo

Igbo people

Noun

Also means
language
Example
Kalu ka or Igbo. — “Kalu is an Ibo man.”

Ibo

Igbo people; language

Noun

Also means
ethnic group mostly found in Nigeria
Example
Kalu ka or Igbo — “Kalu is an Ibo man”

ibôr

underpad, Tiv mawashi, Hausa’s bende

Noun

Example
Or wa ibôr. — “The man has on a Tiv mawashi.”

ibume

stupid

Adjective

Also means
dang

Ibya

Sack

Noun/i.bya/

Example
wasen a Ibya la — “Help me with that Sack”

ica

far

Adverb

icam

hymn

Noun

Example
M wa icam u wuese Aôndo. Atsam, plural noun. — “I sang a hymn to praise God.”

icam

sing, singing

Verb

ican

lack

Noun

Example
De ican i vaan. — “Stop crying for lack of things.”

ice

hair

Noun

icombo

navel

Noun

Example
Icombo na kehe. — “Her navel is large.”

icongu

circumcised

Adjective

Example
Ivo ne ka icongun ivo. — “This is a circumcised goat.”

Icur

Forehead

Noun

icur

knot

Noun

Example
Ta icur kor u lihe. — “Tie the knot to make the rope longer.”

icur

forehead

Noun

Also means
knot

ie

lie

Verb/vowel cluster item/

iember

happiness

Noun

Also means
joy
Example
Se mba a iember er ne ve nahan. — “We are filled with happiness that you came.”

iember

happiness; joy

Noun

Also means
a state of being glad or pleased
Example
Se mba a iember er ne ve nahan — “We are filled with happiness that you came”

iengem

shininess or radiance

Noun

Example
Iengem i iyough ki daimon nam ishima i veren. — “The shininess of the diamond metal caught my attention.”

ieren

act

Noun

Example
Ieren i dedoo. — “A good deed. Compare, “Aerenakaa a Mbaapostoli” (Acts of the Apostles).”
Usage
Aeren (acts), plural noun.

Ifa

Eve (first Bible woman)

Noun

ifam

frog

Noun

Example
Ifam tsuwe mita pue. — “The frog”

ifer; iferkwagh

sin

Noun

Also means
wrongdoing
Example
De ifer i eren. Stop

Ifi

River

Noun

Ifi

river

Noun

ifi

sea

Noun

Also means
large river

ifi

river

Noun

Example
Ifi u Benue. — “The Benue River.”
Usage
Uifi (rivers), plural noun.

ifi

river

Noun

ifi

large river; sea

Noun

ifo

trousers, pants, shorts

Noun

Example
Huwa if. Wear pants.

igam

stormy

Adjective

igandenor

adult

Noun

Example
Amide ka igandenor. — “Aminde is an adult.”
Usage
Uigandenmbaiorov, (adults), plural noun.

igbanger

width

Noun

Example
Igbanger na ka sentimita pue. — “Its width is ten centimeters.”

igbo

bullet

Noun

Example
Wa igbo ken gbuuka. — “Insert the bullet into the gun.”

Igbo

language

Noun

Example
M fa zwa u Igbo ga. — “I can’t speak Igbo (language).”

igbudu

road

Noun

Also means
highway
Example
Umato mba karen sha ingbudu. — “The vehicles are passing on the road.”

igbudu

road; highway

Noun

Also means
a road for cars and trucks
Example
Umato mba karen sha ingbudu — “The vehicles are passing on the road”

igbur

log-seat

Noun

Example
Mbayev tema

igirigi purugh

airplane

Noun

Example
M nyôr igirigi purugh. — “I entered the airplane.”

igirigidogo

train

Noun

Example
Igirigidogo tôô ikav. — “The train is carrying goods.”

ígò

type of object (singular)

Noun/high-low tone - singular/

igô

larva

Noun

Example
Igô ngi sha ikon. — “The larvae are on the trees.”

igo

pig

Noun

Example
Igo i Tiv i ye akaa a ndôhol ishima. — “The Tiv pig devours nasty things.”

igôr

steep hill

Noun

Example
Zege mato faityô u unden igôr la ga. — “The big truck couldn`t climb the steep hill.”

igungu

hill

Noun

Example
M unde igungu je m vôr. — “I climbed the hill so much that I am tired.”

iguve

eagle

Noun

Example
Iguve i nengen dedoo. — “The eagle has good eyesight.”

ihambe

wasp

Noun

Example
Ihambe tam. — “I was stung by a wasp. ahambe, plural noun.”

ihembeato

naughtiness, lack of listening

Noun

Example
Ihembeato i nior yô NOAA yôô zegeahumbe kpa ve yevese ga. — “Due to their inability to listen the people did not heed NOAA`s hurricane warning and did not flee.”

ihi

nut

Noun

Example
Ihi ne i hôô. — “This nut is rotten. ahi (nuts), plural noun. Examples of nuts are ground nuts, tiger nuts, etc.”

ihinga

grey fox

Noun

Example
Ihinga ye abun. — “The grey fox devours peanuts.”

ihinga

nose

Noun

Example
Ihinga yam cir.

ihinga1

grey fox

Noun

Also means
an animal that looks like a dog but has a bushy tail; can burrow holes in soft soil and feeds on plants and small animals
Example
Ihinga ye abun — “The grey fox devours peanuts”

ihinga2

nose

Noun

Also means
part of the body used for sniffing and inhaling
Example
Ihinga yam cir

Iho

knife

Noun

iho

slow antelope

Noun

Example
Azer wua iho. — “Azer killed a slow antelope.”

ihô

knife

Noun

Example
Ihô ne ese.; mba tende atuur sha iho — “This knife is sharp.; a knife is for cutting okra”

ihom

conflict

Noun

Example
Mbawav venda ihom a Mbazaka. — “Mbawav wants to avoid conflict with Mbazaka.”

ihônguhar

toe

Noun

Example
Ihônguhar u tamen. — “The big toe.”

ihoron

tip, sharp tip

Noun

Example
Ihoron mba asaegh kumam. — “The sharp tips of the thorns pricked me.”

ihôvonov

trash or garbage

Noun

Example
Kula ihôvonov haa kera. — “Pick up the trash (and) throw it away.”

ihôwe

finger

Noun

Example
Ihôwe u tamen. — “The thumb.”

ihuma

smell

Noun

Example
Ihuma i Tabu doo. — “The smell of Tabu is nice.”

ihuma

Tiv brown bean

Noun

Example
The single Tiv brown bean.

ihuma1

Tiv brown bean

Noun

Also means
ahuma, plural noun: Ishange ihuma
Example
The single Tiv brown bean

ihuma2

smell

Noun

Also means
huma vihi (bad smell/stench)

ihundu

dust

Noun

Example
Hir va a ihundu ngee. — “The harmattan brought a lot of dust.”

ihundugh

madness

Noun

Example
De ihundugh (yough). — “Stop your madness.”

ihungwa

pit

Noun

Example
Time ihungwa. — “Dig a pit.”

ihura

hole

Noun

Example
Riga wam ngu a ihura (My shirt has a hole).

ihuugh

shrub

Noun

Example
Alôm yav ken ihuugh. — “The rabbit is sleeping in the shrub. ahu (shrubs), plural noun.”

ihwa

hour

Noun

Example
Kohol mo ihwa imom jighjigh. — “Meet me in exactly one hour.”

Ii

Black

Noun

Ii

black

Adjective

ii

bury

Verb

Also means
steal

ii

bury

Noun

Example
A za ii ter na. — “He/she has gone to bury their father.”

ii

steal

Verb

Example
Or ii ikeke. — “The man stole a bike.”

ii

bury; steal

Verb

ii1

bury

Noun

Also means
to put someone away after they are dead
Example
A za ii ter na — “He/she has gone to bury their father”

ii2

steal

Verb

Also means
to take and claim what is not yours
Example
Or ii ikeke — “The man stole a bike”

iin

steals

Verb/clause-like gloss/

Iiv

full

Adjective

Ijande

swamp

Noun

Also means
pond

ijande

swamp or pond

Noun

Example
Ijande ngi a mngerem. — “The pond has water.”

ijem

steep slope

Noun

Example
Ijem za. — “The steep bank is deep.”

ijembe

axe

Noun

Example
Ijembe ngi a hondo.; gber kon sha ijembe — “The axe has a handle.; cut the tree with an axe”

ijen

hunger

Noun

Example
Ijen gba ken tar Tiv (There is hunger in Tivland)

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