Tiv Words Beginning with K — Part 2 | Tiv

Every Tiv word in the archive's dictionary that begins with “K” — 433 entries, in alphabetical order (part 2 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.

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kofi

coffee

Noun

kohol

gather

Verb

Example: Kohol iyough ta tihi. Uhar man utar kohol kuma — “To put together. Add up to. Gather the yams into a heap.”

kohol

assemble

Verb

kokolo

lock

Noun

kokombo

butterfly

Noun

Example: Akper a kokombo kehe. — “The wings of the butterfly are large.”

Kôlô

Colour

Noun

Also means: Colour (general category)

kolta

coal tar

Noun

Example: Sôr gbenda haa kolta u he. — “Resurface the road with treatment of new coal tar.”

kômputa

computer

Noun

Example: Hanma wanye makeranta ngu a komputa. — “Every student has a computer.”

Kon

Tree

Noun

Kòn

Tree

Noun

Also means: Tree (general category)

kon

wood / wooden

Noun

kon

tree

Noun

kon

tree

Noun

Example: Kon ne tav. — “This tree is all. ikon (trees), plural noun.”

kon

tree

Noun

kon

tree

Noun

kondo

end

Verb

Example: Ihula kondo. 1. 2. — “The hole/burrow has ended. A kondo ato. He/she is deaf.”

kôngol

smooth

Adjective

kôngul

bring up flame from throat

Verb

Example: Clear your throat before you start to sing.

kôngul

smooth

Adjective

Example: Kpande u kôngul. Kôngul (smoothen), verb. Kongul kpande. — “A smooth slab. Smoothen the slab.”

kôngul1

bring up flame from throat

Verb

Also means: Kôngul cii man u hii imo ye
Example: Clear your throat before you start to sing

kôngul2

smooth

Adjective

Also means: free from rough or uneven spots; not rough
Example: Kpande u kôngul — “A smooth slab. Kôngul (smoothen), verb. Kongul kpande. Smoothen the slab”

Kôôkombo

Plantain

Noun

kôôkômbo

plantain

Noun

Example: Kaa kôôkômbo na Dooter. — “Give Dooter fried plantain.”

kôp

cup

Noun

Kor

Sew

Verb

Also means: Rope (also means rope depending on context)

kor

catch

Verb

Also means: sew

kôr

hold, catch

Verb

Example: Catch the ball so it won’t drop.

kor

rope

Noun

Example: Ta ivo kor sha mon. — “Tie the rope on the neck of the goat.”

kor

sew

Verb

Example: Wondo ande; kor un. — “The pants are torn; sew it.”

kôr

catch

Verb

Also means: grab

kor

catch

Verb

kôr

hold; catch

Verb

kôr

hold

Verb

Also means: catch

kor1

rope

Noun

Also means: a strong, thick cord made by twisting thinner strings together
Example: Ta ivo kor sha mon — “Tie the rope on the neck of the goat”

kor2

sew

Verb

Also means: to use a needle and thread to stitch things
Example: Wondo ande; kor un — “The pants are torn; sew it”

korough

horn

Noun

Example: Nombua ngu a akor (plural). — “The bull has horns.”

korough

horn (animal)

Noun

korough1

horn

Noun

Also means: one of bone growth on some animals
Example: Nombua ngu a akor (plural) — “The bull has horns”

korough2

horn

Noun

Also means: buggle — buggle-like made from bull horn
Example: Tungwa korogh ior ve zua — “Blow the horn for people meet”

kôso

tattle

Verb

Example: De u kôson ior. kôson or (tattletaling). — “Stop tattling on people.”
Usage: Also,

koso

save (keep safe)

Verb

Kósú

Keep

Verb

Kosu

Hide

Verb

koti

court

Noun

koti

coat

Noun

koti

court

Noun

koti

court

Noun

kough

erase

Verb

Example: Kough akaa a kperan sha kpekpe. — “Erase the drawings on the wall.”

kov

generation

Noun

kpa

but

Noun

Example: Luka venda, kpa Yohane yô rumun. — “Luka refused, but John agreed.”

kpa se gba

nevertheless, even so

Adverb

kpaa

also

Noun

Example: We kpaa? En, mo kpaa. — “You too? Yes, me too.”

kpaa

also

Adverb

kpaakpa

fufu spatula

Noun

Example: Gber ruam sha kpaakpa. Serve fufu with fufu spatula.

kpagh

tropical redwood

Noun

Example: Shighe kpagh iyol i leghem. — “Rub the redwood paste to soften the skin.”

kpam

domain

Noun

Also means: authority
Example: U ngu tesen kpam sha amo. — “You are exercising authority over me. See: Kpamor (person of authority), noun. Akpamaior (persons of authority), plural noun.”

kpam

domain; authority

Noun

Also means: the power to control others
Example: U ngu tesen kpam sha amo — “You are exercising authority over me. See: Kpamor (person of authority), noun. Akpamaior (persons of authority), plural noun”

kpamor

leader, person of authority

Noun

Example: Dima ka kpamor u hen Ute. — “Dima is leader at Ute.”

Kpan

Servant

Noun

kpan

slave

Noun

kpande

slab

Noun

Example: Nger kwagh sha kpande. — “Write something on the slab.”

kpande

board, plank

Noun

kpande

board

Noun

kpandegh

tax

Noun

Example: Ior mbe vesen cii mba te kpandegh. — “All adults pay taxes.”

kpar

partition

Noun

kpar

partition

Noun

Example: Maa kpar dugh ayough ahar. Kpash! — “Stop that. Build a partition to make two rooms. kpash! (exclamation), Kpash! De kwagh la.”

kpar

section

Noun

Also means: area, part
Example: Se za nenge kpar u inyam sha kasua. — “We visited the meat section of the market.”

kpar

partition

Noun

Kpash

expression of disgust

Interjection

Example: Kpash! Doo ga kpishi — “Yuck! That is very bad”

Kpatema

Cat

Noun

kpatema

cat

Noun

Example: Katema tema sha butu. — “The cat sat on a mat.”

kpatema

cat (domestic)

Noun

kpe

die

Verb

Example: Iyô kpe. — “The snake died.”

kpe ilyegh

paralyzed

Adjective

Example: Za a na iyoughci aluer a kpe ilyegh yô. — “Take him/her to the hospital if his/her limb is paralyzed.”

kpe1

die

Verb

Also means: no longer living
Example: Iyô kpe — “The snake died. kpe2; kur (edge), noun: a border or margin; where something stops. Kpe ijôr. The edge of a well”

kpe2; kur

edge

Noun

Example: Kpe ijôr. — “The edge of a well.”

Kpee

Least

Adjective

kpee

must (obligation)

Verb

Usage: Also in Tiv: keng keng

kpee

albeit

Adverb

Also means: must

kpeityeku

beach

Noun

kpekpe

wall

Noun

Example: Foto ngu sha kpekpe. — “The picture is on the wall.”

Kpela inya

Creeping

Noun

kpem

always

Adverb

Also means: gbem

kpen ku

dead

Adjective

kpenga

carrier

Noun

Example: Aya wam wa iyough shin kpenga. — “My grandma put yams in the carrier.”

Kper

tomorrow

Adverb

kper

net

Noun

Also means: tomorrow

kper

net

Noun

Example: Haa kper; kor ishu. — “Cast the net; to catch fish.”

kper

tomorrow

Adverb

Example: Nian Sati; kper a lu Lahadi. — “Today is Saturday; tomorrow will be Sunday.”

kper

tomorrow

Noun

kper

net

Noun

kper1

net

Noun

Also means: a meshed thing that may be closed at one end
Example: Haa kper; kor ishu — “Cast the net; to catch fish”

kper2

tomorrow

Adverb

Also means: the day that follows today
Example: Nian Sati; kper a lu Lahadi — “Today is Saturday; tomorrow will be Sunday”

kpera

draw

Verb

Also means: drag

kpera

draw

Verb

Also means: drag
Example: Kpera foto u iwa. Kpera gbaakon sha gbenda kera. — “To create a picture or diagram. Draw a picture of a dog. To move/pull something slowly. Drag the branch of wood off the road.”

kpera

crawl

Verb

Also means: draw

kpera

crawl

Verb

kpera

draw

Verb

kpera

draw; drag

Verb

Also means: 1
Example: To create a picture or diagram — “Kpera foto u iwa. Draw a picture of a dog. 2. To move/pull something slowly. Kpera gbaakon sha gbenda kera. Drag the branch of wood off the road”

kpera

draw

Verb

kperegh

wing

Noun

Example: Nam kpereh ku ikegh. — “Give me a chicken wing.”

kpereketange

spider

Noun

Example: Kpereketange ta kper. — “The spider spun a web.”

kpev

buck, billy goat

Noun

Example: Kpev soo num u nongon u itiough ki tan. — “The back likes to fight with the head.”

kpiligh iyol

surprised

Adjective

Example: Trump hemba kpa kpiligh mo iyol ga. — “I am not surprised that Trump won.”

kpilighiyol

surprise

Noun

kpilighiyol

scary

Adjective

Kpishi

Very much / a lot

Adverb

Kpishi

Plenty / very much

Adjective

kpishi

much, a lot, plenty

Adjective

Example: Ve lam kpishi. — “They talked a lot.”

kpishi

very

Adverb

Also means: very much
Example: Olajowon tav kpishi — “Olajowon is very tall”

kpishi

much

Adverb

Also means: very much

kpishi

really, very

Adverb

Also means: intensifier

kpôô kpôô

real

Adjective

kposo

different

Noun

Example: Kon ngu kposo a toho. — “A tree is different from grass. Kposo kposo (differently, in different ways), adverb.”

kposo

strange, different

Adjective

kposo

different

Adjective

kposo

strange

Adjective

kposo a akaa gen

strange

Adjective

kpôtu kpôtu

mushy

Adjective

kpughô

tilapia

Noun

Example: Jiir kpughô. Cook some tilapia.

kpughul

dull

Adjective

ku

death

Noun

Example: Akaa a uma cii a kule ken ku. — “All life ends in death.”

kua

also

Conjunction

Also means: and

kua

also, and

Noun

Example: Ilyaku kua ikeji. — “A canary and a cage.”

kua

also; and

Conjunction

kuen

attract

Verb

Also means: draw in
Example: A ngu kuen mbayam sha ya iyol. — “He is attracting buyers to his stall.”

Kughur

Cover

Noun

kuha

play

Verb

Also means: drum
Example: 1. Kuha genga. 2. M — “Play the drum.”

kuha

play; drum

Verb

Also means: to make music with an instrument like a drum. 1
Example: Kuha genga — “Play the drum. 2. M ngu kuhan genga. I am drumming. See tungwa imar (play the flute)”

kuhe

bone

Noun

Example: Iwa soo kuhe u yan. — “A dog likes to eat a bone. ikuhe (bones, pl).”

Kujera/Kujira

Stool

Noun

Example: Va nan Kujera/Kujira la msoo u teman — “Come and give me that Stool i want to sit”

kule

end

Verb

Example: Kwagh kule (has ended, that’s the end); mkohol kule (the meeting has ended). — “Mkur (the end).”

kule

clap

Verb

Example: Kule ave ough. — “Clap your hands.”

kule1

end

Verb

Also means: the point of finish of something
Example: Kwagh kule (has ended, that’s the end); mkohol kule (the meeting has ended) — “Mkur (the end)”