Tiv Dictionary: N

normnger

hippopotamus

Noun

Example

Normnger tse shin mngerem ma ma ze ga yô. — “Hippopotamus lives in shallow waters.”

nortar

elephant

Noun

Example

Nortar ye toho. — “The elephant eats grass.”

num

scatter

Verb

Also means

fight

num

fight

Noun

Also means

fighting

Example

M nôngu num vea Andyar. — “I fought with Andyar.”

num

scatter, destroy

Verb

Example

Uliangi num kasua. — “Uliangi caused the people at the market to scatter.”

num

scatter; destroy; a fight

Verb

num

a fight

Noun

num1

fight

Noun

Also means

fighting — engaging in a fight

Example

M nôngu num vea Andyar — “I fought with Andyar”

num2

scatter, destroy

Verb

Also means

to destroy or cause to scatter

Example

Uliangi num kasua — “Uliangi caused the people at the market to scatter”

numbe

play

Verb

Example

Yem za numbe. Go and play. Numbu (plays); (ve/ne/se) mba numbu: (they/you, pl/we) play.

nune

Tiv condiment

Noun

Example

Nune huma. — “The fermented soybeans smell.”

nungwa

mix

Verb

Example

Nungwa mwem ma amine man mngerem kunde iber. — “Mix millet flour and water to make porridge.”

nur

bulge

Verb

Example

Kwaviyologh na nur shie u usu hia un yô.

nura

needle

Noun

Also means

injection

nura

needle

Noun

Example

Tumba mough sha nura kor wondo. — “Thread the needle to sew pants.”

nura

injection

Noun

Example

Nyen m kuma anura. — “I had an injection.”

nura

needle; injection

Noun

nura1

needle

Noun

Also means

used with a thread to sew

Example

Tumba mough sha nura kor wondo — “Thread the needle to sew pants”

nura2

injection

Noun

Also means

the act of putting liquid medicine into the body

Example

Nyen m kuma anura — “I had an injection”

nya

down

Adverb

nyadeawambe

hematuria

Noun

Example

M zua a nyandeawambe. — “I got hematuria.”

nyam

meat

Noun

nyaregh

money

Noun

nyen

yesterday

Adverb

Example

Nyian ka Sati; nyen i lu tom ataan. — “Today is Saturday; yesterday was Friday.”

nyiaawambe

bilharzia

Noun

Example

Putina ngu a nyiaawambe. Putina has bilharzia.

Nyian

Pink

Noun

nyian

red

Adjective

nyian

ripe

Adjective

Also means

today

nyian

ripe

Adjective

Example

Mongol nyian, man nyoho kpaa. — “The mango is ripe and is also sweet.”

nyian

today

Adverb

Example

Nyian ka hiitom. — “Today is Monday.”

nyian

red

Adjective

Example

Awambe nga nyian. — “Blood is red.”

nyian

today

Noun

nyian

ripe; today

Adjective

Nyian dindee

Red

Noun

Nyian fuung

Brown

Noun

nyian iyange i nyian

today

Noun

nyian1

ripe

Adjective

Also means

ready to be eaten or harvested; ready for something

Example

Mongol nyian, man nyoho kpaa — “The mango is ripe and is also sweet”

nyian2

today

Adverb

Also means

the current day that we are in

Example

Nyian ka hiitom — “Today is Monday”

nyian3

red

Adjective

Also means

the color after orange in the rainbow

Example

Awambe nga nyian — “Blood is red”

nyiin

four

Adjective

Also means

4

nyiin

four (4)

nyinya

horse

Noun

Example

Rekiya henda nyinya. — “Rekiya rode a horse.”

nyion

stomachache

Noun

nyion

aching, hurting

Verb

Example

Mon ngu nyion mo. See mnyionom (ache/pain), noun. — “My neck is aching.”

nyion

hurt (physical)

Verb

Usage

Also in Tiv: vihi iyol

nyion u ijiir iyolough

sore

Adjective

nyoho

sweet

Adjective

nyoho

tasty

Adjective

Usage

Also in Tiv: doo ke zwa

Nyohon

sweet

Adjective

nyom

bite

Verb

nyon

bird

Noun

Nyoor

enter

Verb

nyôr

enter, fit, penetrate, arrive

Verb

Example

1. 2. Isheti ne nyôrom ga. — “A nyôr. He/she has entered/arrived. This shirt does not fit me.”

nyôr

arrived

Verb

Also means

reached

Example

Se nyôr kasua faa. — “We arrived at the market early.”

nyôr

arrive

Verb

nyuma

bite

Verb

Example

Nyuma ciinyam ma u tam ye. — “Bite the piece of meat before you chew it.”

Nzughul

Confound

Noun

nzughul

confuse

Verb

Also means

mistreat

Example

1. Kwagh ne nzughul mo. 2. These people mistreated me. — “I am confused about this thing. Ior mban nzughul a mo.”

nzughul

confuse; mistreat

Verb

Also means

to make unclear or be mixed up. 1

Example

Kwagh ne nzughul mo — “I am confused about this thing. 2. Ior mban nzughul a mo. These people mistreated me”