Tiv–English dictionary

Tiv Dictionary: I

150 entries · part 4 of 5

Every Tiv word in the archive's dictionary that begins with “I” — 715 entries, in alphabetical order (part 4 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.

isha

necklace

Noun

Example
Har isha sha iker. — “Wear (hang) the necklace on your neck.”

isha

gizzard

Noun

Example
Mba ye isha i ikegh. — “A chicken’s gizzard is edible.”

isha1

necklace

Noun

Also means
noun; asa (necklaces), plural noun: a string of beads on a string
Example
Har isha sha iker — “Wear (hang) the necklace on your neck”

isha2

gizzard

Noun

Also means
digestive organ of a bird that grinds food for further digestion
Example
Mba ye isha i ikegh — “A chicken’s gizzard is edible”

ishan

star

Noun

Example
Iyange kpa ka ishan. — “The sun is also a star.”
Usage
Asan (stars), plural noun.

ishange

grain

Noun

Example
Ishange kwagh or ishankwagh (grain of thing).

ishange

seed

Noun

Example
Ishange i tematu.

ishange1

grain

Noun

Also means
a small seed or piece of rock or sand
Example
Ishange kwagh or ishankwagh (grain of thing)

ishange2

seed

Noun

Also means
part of a plant that can be sown to produce new plants like the first
Example
Ishange i tematu — “A tomato seed. See sam (seeds), plural noun. ishase, shase (cashew), noun: a curved nut that grows on the fruit of a cashew tree in the Tropics in Africa and South America. Ishange i ishase ngi a mkulem. The cashew nut has oil. asase (cashew trees), plural noun”

ishe

eye

Noun

Example
Kusu ishe imom. — “Close one eye.”
Usage
See

ishe

cost

Noun

Also means
price

ishe

prices

Noun

Also means
costs
Example
A ngu temi man ishe sha ya atô. — “She is comparing prices at different stalls.”

ishe1

eye

Noun

Also means
the part of the body that makes animals see things
Example
Kusu ishe imom — “Close one eye. See”

ishe2

cost

Noun

Also means
price — Ishe na ka nena?
Example
What is the cost/price of it (its cost/price)?

ishemberkwagh

alphabet

Noun

Example
A, b, c, d, … z ka
Usage
See asemberakaa, plural noun.

Ishima

Heart/Mind

Noun/i-SHi-ma/

Example
Ishima yam ngi wang. — “My heart is pure.”

Ishima

Heart / patience

Noun

ishima

heart

Noun

Example
Ishima ngi tan kwe. — “The heart is beating. See the following idiomatic expressions:”

ishima

will, mind

Noun

Example
Ishima na (his/her will); dooshima (love). Also, see:

ishima1

heart

Noun

Also means
a part of the body that pumps blood to other parts
Example
Ishima ngi tan kwe — “The heart is beating. See the following idiomatic expressions:”

ishima2

will, mind

Noun

Also means
feeling that seems to come from the heart
Example
Ishima na (his/her will); dooshima (love) — “Also, see:”

ishimavihin

anger

Noun

Example
M kende imo (yam) sha ishimavihin. — “I raised my voice in anger.”

ishiôr

betrothal

Noun

Example
Dan ka ishiôr i Biddy. — “Dan is the betrothal of Biddy.”

ishiôr

courtship

Noun

Example
Ishiôr (kwase) ngi zan doon. — “The courtship is going well.”

ishiôr

one who courts

Noun

Also means
courtship

ishiôr1

betrothal

Noun

Also means
one who courts a woman with intent to marry
Example
Dan ka ishiôr i Biddy — “Dan is the betrothal of Biddy”

ishiôr2

courtship

Noun

Also means
the act of courting
Example
Ishiôr (kwase) ngi zan doon — “The courtship is going well”

ishiva

Tiv draft game

Noun

Example
Wan hemba ishiva. — “The son won the Tiv draft game.”

ishô

clear, absolve

Verb

Example
A ya ishoô sha ijir na. — “He/she was acquitted in his/her trial.”

isho

vomit

Noun

Example
A suwa isho a awambe shamin. — “He/she threw up vomit with blood in it.”

ishôhô

toad

Noun

Example
Ishôhô ngi tse sha tar; ifam tse shin mnger. — “A toad lives on land; a frog lives in the water.”

ishoho

tigernut(s

Noun

Example
Tiv mba lee ishoho. — “The Tiv plant tigernuts.”

ishoho

tiger nuts

Noun

Example
Bagu ngu yan ishoho — “The monkey is eating tiger nuts”

ishôm

matchet

Noun

Example
Paa toho sha ishôm. — “Cut grass with a”

ishondoke

small black ant(s

Noun

Example
Ishondoike i

Ishoon

To love

Verb/i-shoon/

Example
M soo u. — “I love you.”

ishoon

a liking; attraction

Noun

ishoon

a liking

Noun

Also means
attraction

ishor

dance move

Noun

Example
Vine ishor. Doo u eren ishorbo ga. — “Dance. ishoribo, kwaghbo (sin, trespass), noun: something wrong that one now recognizes they have done. It is not good to sin.”

ishu

fish

Noun

Example
Jiir ishu. — “Cook (some) fish.”

ishughun

thankfulness, greeting

Noun

Example
Sow thankfulness when you receive a gift.

ishughun

thanks

Noun

Also means
greeting

ishwa

benniseed, sesame seeds

Noun

Example
Seer ishwa sha iueinyam. — “Add benniseed to meat soup.”

ishwa

beniseed (sesame)

Noun

itendezwa

testament

Noun

Also means
promise
Example
Itendezwa i Aôndo. — “God`s promise.”

itendezwa

testament; promise

Noun

Also means
Bible narrative of a promise
Example
Itendezwa i Aôndo — “God`s promise”

Iti

word

Noun

Also means
name

iti

name

Noun

Example
Iti you er ana? What is your name? iti yam (my name): Iti yam er … (My name is …).

iti

name

Noun

iti

name

Noun

itiamegh

fruit

Noun

Example
Itiamegh ki mongol ki nyian. — “The mango fruit is red.”

itiav

battle

Noun

Also means
war
Example
Yosua hemba itiav. — “Joshua won the battle.”

itiav

battle; war

Noun

Also means
when parties engage in fighting
Example
Yosua hemba itiav — “Joshua won the battle”

itiaven

height

Noun

Example
Itiaven i or la kuma mita mom man tion. — “The height of that man is one and one-half meters.”

itiegh

large pot

Noun

Example
Jiir iyough shin itiegh. — “Some large pots may be used for water storage. Boil the yams in a pot.”

itieku; ityeku

ocean

Noun

Example
M per Itieku i Atelantika sha igirigi purugh. Orkuma ngu shin itiev. — “I crossed the Atlantic Ocean in an airplane. itiev, sule (farm), noun: a large area to plant crops and vegetables. Orkuma has gone to the farm.”

itiough

head

Noun

Also means
top
Example
1. — “A cir idyer sha itio(ugh).”

itiough

chapter

Noun

Example
Bugh takeda itiough ki sha ateratar. — “Open the book chapter six.”

Itiough ki nanden

headache

Noun

Example
Itiough ki ya (part of the village where the house of the head of the village is found.

itiough1

head; top

Noun

Also means
part of the body containing brain, eyes, mouth, and more. 1
Example
A cir idyer sha itio(ugh) — “He/she put on a hat. 2. Inyon tema sha itiough ki kon(ough). The bird sits on top of the tree”

itiough2

chapter

Noun

Also means
the major parts of a book
Example
Bugh takeda itiough ki sha ateratar — “Open the book chapter six”

itumbe

hut, shed, shack

Noun

Example
Haa akôr shin itumbe. — “Pu the yam seedlings in the shack.”

itungu

large stream pond area

Noun

Example
The Aku stream pond has fish in it.

ityô

under

Noun

Also means
bottom
Example
Shin ityô gambe (gayô ikônough). — “Under the bed (or couch).”

ityô

under; bottom

Preposition

Also means
the lower part of something
Example
Shin ityô gambe (gayô ikônough) — “Under the bed (or couch)”

ityôndo

glowing splint

Noun

Example
Pir usu sha ityôndo. — “Put out the fire on the glowing splint.”

ityônguhar

heel, back of foot

Noun

Example
I have a cut on my heel.

ityu

smoking pipe

Noun

Example
Wa taav shin ityu. — “Fill the pipe with tobacco.”

ityumbu

club

Noun

Example
Tôô ityumbu wua iyô. — “Take the club to kill the snake.”

ityundugh

a boil

Noun

Example
Ityundugh mula un. — “He/she has a boil. atundu, plural noun”

Íú

mortal / deadly

Adjective/high tone/

Íū

be (to exist)

Verb/high tone/

iusu

tick (insect)

Noun

iuwe

soup

Noun

Example
Ya ruam sha iuwe i Egusi. Eat fufu with Egusi soup.

Iv

Fill

Noun

iv

theft

Noun

iv

full

Adjective

Example
Iya av iv; me kera faityô u yan kwagh ga. — “My stomach is full; I cannot eat any more.”

iv

theft

Noun

Example
Aluer we a too kobo momkpa ka iv. — “To steal one”

iv

fill

Verb

Example
Iv ikpe a mkulem. — “Fill the bottle with oil.”

iv

theft (act of stealing)

Noun

iv1

full

Adjective

Also means
fill so there is no space available
Example
Iya av iv; me kera faityô u yan kwagh ga — “My stomach is full; I cannot eat any more”

iv2

theft

Noun

Also means
when one takes what does not belong to them
Example
Aluer we a too kobo momkpa ka iv — “To steal one penny is theft. Ormbaiv (a thief), noun”

iv3

fill

Verb

Also means
to pack things in a container until no space is available
Example
Iv ikpe a mkulem — “Fill the bottle with oil”

ivaan

arrow

Noun

Example
Huror wam fa ivaan i keren dedoo. — “My friend can shoot an arrow”

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