Tiv–English dictionary

Tiv Dictionary: J

43 entries

Every Tiv word in the archive's dictionary that begins with “J” — 43 entries, in alphabetical order. 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.

jaki

donkey

Noun

Example
Jaki too ikav. — “The donkey is carrying loads.”

Januari

January (1st month of year)

Noun

Jato

red (Hausa loanword)

Adjective

jato; nyian

light

Adjective

Also means
red colour
Example
U yila Terfa wer jato or. — “You will call Terfa jato.”

je gande

remarkably quickly

Adverb

Example
Wan u Ajim bee ikarem na fese je gande — “Ajim's child finished his test remarkably quickly”

je gande

badly

Adverb

Also means
very (comparative)

jighilii

straight

Adjective

Example
Gbenda ngu jighilii. — “The road is straight.”

jighjigh

straight up

Adjective

Also means
still
Example
Tile jighjigh. Stand straight up.

jighjigh

believe

Verb

Example
A na jighjigh hen Aondo. — “He/she believes in God.”

jighjigh1

straight up; still

Adjective

Also means
to stand still or straight up
Example
Tile jighjigh — “Stand straight up”

jighjigh2

believe

Verb

Also means
believing in something
Example
A na jighjigh hen Aondo — “He/she believes in God. jiidi; jiir (cook), verb: the process of preparing food by heating materials. Jiir/jiidi alev. Cook some beans”

jiidi; jiir

cook

Verb

Example
Jiir/jiidi alev. — “Cook some beans.”

jijingi

shadow

Noun

Example
M zenda jijingi wam kpa m kôr ga. — “I chased my shadow but could not catch it.”

jijingi

spirit

Noun

Example
Cighan Jijingi (Holy Spirit); jijingi u bo (bad spirit).

jijingi1

shadow

Noun

Also means
an area of darkness when light is blocked by an object
Example
M zenda jijingi wam kpa m kôr ga — “I chased my shadow but could not catch it”

jijingi2

spirit

Noun

Also means
something that is believed to be in a erson that controls his/her actions
Example
Cighan Jijingi (Holy Spirit); jijingi u bo (bad spirit)

jimba jimba

rag-tag

Adjective

Example
That man wore rag-tag clothing.

jime

back

Noun

Example
Tiligh mo jime. — “Massage my back.”

jindi

heap, group

Noun

Example
Ta tihi u ihôvonough. — “Make a heap of trash or garbage.”

jingi

glass, mirror

Noun

jingi

glass

Noun

Also means
mirror

jingir

wag

Verb

Also means
swing; fling
Example
Iwa ngi jingir tsa. — “The dog is wagging its tail.”

jingir

wag; swing; fling

Verb

Also means
to move tail side to side by a dog
Example
Iwa ngi jingir tsa — “The dog is wagging its tail”

juku

dormant

Adjective

Also means
unsolvable; stalemate
Example
Kwagh ta juku ape zan ngu ga. — “The matter is at a stalemate; there is no place to go.”

juku

dormant; unsolvable; stalemate

Adjective

Also means
a state when something cannot be easily taken apart
Example
Kwagh ta juku ape zan ngu ga — “The matter is at a stalemate; there is no place to go”

Jukum

Jukum ethnic group

Noun

Jukun

ethnic group

Noun

Example
Or Jukun kôr ishu. — “The Jukun man caught a fish.”

Jun

June

Noun

Jun

June (sixth month of year)

Noun

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