raka
worthless
Adjective
- Example
- De yilan or we raka ga. — “Do not to call a person, raka.”
Every Tiv word in the archive's dictionary that begins with “R” — 21 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.
read a book. amenger
lamps
Noun
redio
radio
Noun
- Example
- M ungwa abaver sha redio. — “I heard the news on the radio.”
reiki
rake
Noun
- Example
- Kohol ika sha reiki. — “Gather the leavers with a rake.”
Rhyam
Purchase
Noun
riga
shirt, gown
Noun
- Example
- Hua riga. — “Put on a gown.”
roboti
robot
Noun
- Example
- Wegh ku roboti. — “A robot hand.”
rocks. Mbayev mba kiriki
children
Noun
Rrikur
End
Verb
ruam
pounded yam
Noun
- Also means
- fufu
ruam
fufu
Noun
- Example
- Gema er ruam bee. — “Gema has finished making”
ruam
pudding, fufu
Noun
ruam
pounded yam (fufu)
Noun
rule
ruler
Noun
- Example
- Rule ka kwagh u kperen hwange a min. — “The ruler is a tool for drawing a line.”
rumun
agree
Verb
rumun
people have agreed
Noun
rumun
agree
Verb
- Also means
- agreed
- Example
- I agreed; se rumun (we agreed); ior mba rumun (people are accepting or agreeing; ior rumun (people have agreed).
rumun
agree, decide
Verb
- Example
- Se rumun u lun ving ken iyough adua — “We agree to be quiet in church”
rumun
agree; agreed
Verb
- Also means
- to have the same idea or opinion about something as others.M rumun
- Example
- I agreed; se rumun (we agreed); ior mba rumun (people are accepting or agreeing; ior rumun (people have agreed)
rumun
agree
Verb
- Example
- Se rumun u lun ving — “We agree to be quiet”
rumun u eren
allow
Verb