Tiv Words Beginning with T — Part 2 | Tiv

Every Tiv word in the archive's dictionary that begins with “T” — 336 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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tiketi

ticket

Noun

tile

pause

Verb

Also means: stop
Example: Tile a mato Wasem a hungwa. — “Stop the car for Wasem to exit.”

tile

stand

Verb

Example: Tile sha heregh. Remain standing.

tile

stopped

Verb

Also means: paused, halted
Example: A tile sha ya kwandoo u teen inyam. — “She stopped at another meat stall.”

tile

stand up

Verb

tile

wait

Verb

Also means: remain standing

tile1

pause; stop

Verb

Also means: to remain at the same place
Example: Tile a mato Wasem a hungwa — “Stop the car for Wasem to exit”

tile2

stand

Verb

Also means: to stay up on ones feet
Example: Tile sha heregh — “Remain standing”

tiligh

massage

Verb

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

tim

destroy

Verb

Also means: erect

tim

destroy

Verb

Example: Mvihi u tar man inyam tim “dodo.” Habitat loss and animals destroyed the “dodo.”

tim

erect, post

Verb

Example: Tim tôugh ku tuta. — “Erect a flagpole.timbir (delay; linger), verb: not wanting to leave; doing things to make one late. A kegh kwaghyan timbir un u”

tim

destroy; erect; post

Verb

tim1

destroy

Verb

Also means: to cause to no longer exist
Example: Mvihi u tar man inyam tim “dodo.” Habitat loss and animals destroyed the “dodo.”

tim2

erect, post

Verb

Also means: to place a pole or rod in a hole straight up
Example: Tim tôugh ku tuta — “Erect a flagpole.timbir (delay; linger), verb: not wanting to leave; doing things to make one late. A kegh kwaghyan timbir un u zan adua faa. He/she waited for food that made him/her late for church. Ashe a timbir (delaying tactics)”

Time

dig

Verb

time

dig

Verb

Example: Time ihungwa. For example, kile zwa (brush your teeth and wash your mouth). — “Dig up soil to make a pit. The Tiv statements assumes all that is expressed in English.”

time

Verb

Also means: research
Example: Time sha msamber u angev mbu Bolabola. — “Research on the spread of the Ebola disease.”

time

dig, detect

Verb

time

dig

Verb

time1

dig

Verb

Also means: to hollow out something like soil to make a hole or pit
Example: Time ihungwa — “Dig up soil to make a pit. The Tiv statements assumes all that is expressed in English. For example, kile zwa (brush your teeth and wash your mouth)”

time2

Verb

Also means: research — try to find something by looking carefully and thoroughly
Example: Time sha msamber u angev mbu Bolabola — “Research on the spread of the Ebola disease”

timekumun

burrower-bug

Noun

Example: Mtim u timekumun za ga. — “The burrow of burrower-bug is shallow.”

Timin

Destroy

Noun

Tindi

send

Verb

tingir

tip

Verb

Example: A tingir bokoti er mngerem ma haa cuku. — “He/she tipped the bucket to pour out a small amount of water.”

Tion

Short

Adjective

tion kon

short or piece of tree

Phrase

tipa

dump truck

Noun

Toho

Grass

Noun

Toho

grass

Noun

Also means: bush

toho

grass

Noun

Example: Ibua ngi ye toho. (timekumun) — “Cattle eat (feed on) grass.”

toho

grass

Noun

toho

grass

Noun

Example: bua ye toho — “a cow eats grass”

toho ngeen

grassland

Noun

Tom

work

Noun

tôm

covet

Verb

Example: De tômon kwagh u or ga. — “Don’t covet another person’s thing.”

tom

work

Noun

Example: Er tom. Do some work.

tom

wish; work

Verb

tom

work

Noun

tom

wish

Verb

tom ave

busy

Adjective

Tomahar

Tuesday

Noun

Tomanyiin

Thursday

Noun

Tomataan

Friday

Noun

Tomatar

Wednesday

Noun

tombol

skewer

Noun

Example: Tumba inyam man tematu sha tombol er suya. — “Thread the meat and tomato on the skewer to make kabob.”

Tondo

cut

Verb

tôndo

cut

Verb

Example: Tôndo inyam. — “Cut the meat.”

tôndô

cut

Verb

tôndo zwa

promise

Verb

Example: M tôndo zwa mer me za Abuja. — “I promised to”

Tôô

Took

Noun

Too

carry

Verb

tôô

carry

Verb

Also means: take

too

pour out

Verb

Also means: to send a steady stream of liquid flowing out of a container
Example: Too iber ma — “Pour porridge to drink”

too

pour

Verb

too

carry, take

Verb

Also means: transport

Too iyough

roof

Noun

tòr

king / ruler

Noun/low tone/

tór

pestle

Noun/high tone/

tŏr

a specie of mouse

Noun/mid tone/

tőr

eaves / roof edge

Noun/low tone/

tor

pestle

Noun

tor

chief

Noun

Also means: king

tor

king

Noun

Also means: chief
Example: Makir ya Tor u Tiv. — “Makir is crowned the King of Tiv.”

tor

kind of mouse

Noun

Example: Tor ande yem. — “The mouse burst out.”

tor

mortar

Noun

Example: Kume ruam sha tor. — “Pound the fufu with a mortar.”

tor

roof

Noun

Example: Unde sha tor. — “Climb the roof.”

tor

king, roof

Noun

tor

chief; king

Noun

tor1

king

Noun

Also means: chief — a ruler of a group of people
Example: Makir ya Tor u Tiv — “Makir is crowned the King of Tiv”

tor2

kind of mouse

Noun

Also means: a mouse that burrows hole deep in the ground for home
Example: Tor ande yem — “The mouse burst out”

tor3

mortar

Noun

Also means: a short, thick rounded stick for pounding things
Example: Kume ruam sha tor — “Pound the fufu with a mortar”

tor4

roof

Noun

Also means: the top that covers a housing structure
Example: Unde sha tor — “Climb the roof”

torough

scald, scrape

Verb

Example: Turugh torough mo wegh. Wa abinkuni sha (kughul) tough. — “The hot steam scalded my arm. tough [ear; ato (pl)], noun: part of the body that helps us hear. Put an earring on the ear (lobe).”

torough u zan hemen

determined

Adjective

tough

ear

Noun

tsá

put up for the night / tail

Verb/high tone/

tsā

a piece of farmland

Noun/low tone/

tsa

sleep over

Verb

tsa

farrowed land

Noun

Example: Kaha suyabin hen tsa. u nan un inya i dedoo. — “Plant soybeans on the farrowed land to enrich it with nutrients.”

tsa

stay at a place

Verb

Example: 1. Nyen ve tsa heen. 2. Anjila tsa sha won je, kuma anyom deri. — “They stayed here yesterday. Anjila lived a long time, up to one hundred years.”

tsa

tail

Noun

Example: Iwa ngi jingir tsa. — “The dog is wagging its tail.”

tsa

sleep over; stayed/lived a while

Verb

tsa1

farrowed land

Noun

Also means: land left for a year or more before used again for farming
Example: Kaha suyabin hen tsa. u nan un inya i dedoo — “Plant soybeans on the farrowed land to enrich it with nutrients”

tsa2

stay at a place

Verb

Also means: to stay at a place for a while; to live a long life. 1
Example: Nyen ve tsa heen — “They stayed here yesterday. 2. Anjila tsa sha won je, kuma anyom deri. Anjila lived a long time, up to one hundred years”

tsa3

tail

Noun

Also means: the part of an animal such as a dog or horse that is found at the back end of it
Example: Iwa ngi jingir tsa — “The dog is wagging its tail”

tsar

bridge

Noun

tsar

bridge

Noun

Example: Pe tasr yem Katsina Ala. — “Cross the bridge to Katsina Ala.”

tsar

to light

Verb

Example: Tsar imenger. — “Light a lantern.”

Tsar

Mbaduku village

Noun

Example: Nyian ka kasua u Tsar. — “Today is Tsar Market day.”

tsar

bridge

Noun

tsar

bridge

Noun

tsar1

bridge

Noun

Also means: what is built across the stream or river to allow vehicles and animals to cross
Example: Pe tasr yem Katsina Ala — “Cross the bridge to Katsina Ala”

tsar2

to light

Verb

Also means: to make light come on by switching on electricity or with a lighter
Example: Tsar imenger — “Light a lantern”

Tsar3

Mbaduku village

Noun

Also means: a small village with a large State border market
Example: Nyian ka kasua u Tsar — “Today is Tsar Market day”

tsaren ieren i akaa

enchanting

Adjective

tsav

witchcraft

Noun

tse

old

Adjective

tsee

warm

Adjective

Also means: hot

tsee

hot

Adjective

Example: Mngerem man tsee. — “This water is hot. tseen (heated), adj as in”

tsee

hot

Adjective

tsee

hot

Adjective

Tsegh

hot

Adjective

tsegh

only, merely

Adverb

Example: Ka mo tsegh m ve ye. — “Only I have come. (I am the only one who has come).”

tseghe tseghe

very silently

Adverb

Example: Aôndona zende tseghe tseghe — “Aôndona walked very silently”

tseghe tseghe

silently, very quietly

Adverb

tsegher

only, merely

Adverb

tsegher

only

Adverb

Also means: merely

tsemberee

very well

Adverb

tsen

sun dry

Verb

tsen

expose, of a person

Verb

Example: Ve tsen iyol ve sha kwagh u iwambe i gberen. — “They have exposed themselves about vaccination.”

tsen

leave to sun-dry

Verb

Example: Tsen akondo ke won a uma. — “Leave the”

tsen

sun dry

Verb

tsen1

expose, of a person

Verb

Also means: to tell something one has kept secret
Example: Ve tsen iyol ve sha kwagh u iwambe i gberen — “They have exposed themselves about vaccination”

tsen2

leave to sun-dry

Verb

Also means: to leave something in the sun to dry
Example: Tsen akondo ke won a uma — “Leave the”

tsenda

spray water

Verb

Also means: spit

tsenda

spray

Verb

Example: Tsenda ishwa i mende. — “Spray the sesame seeds to grow.”

tsenda

spray water; spit

Verb

tsenger

to be picky

Adjective

Example: Ade is being picky to only desire to eat chicken thigh.

tser

cut into pieces

Verb

Also means: skip the line

tser

straw tray

Noun

Example: Samber sam abun sha tser u uma. — “Spread the peanuts on the straw tray to dry.”

tser

shred

Verb

Example: Tser atuur cii man u kunde a ye. — “Cut the okra into pieces before cooking it.”

tser

trouble

Verb

Example: Kwagh tser se shaciu mato wase vihi. — “We are in trouble because our car broke down.”

tser

playing record

Noun

Example: Wa tser u amo a Golozo. — “Place (on the record player) the record of Golozo’s songs.”

tser

cut up (into pieces); skip the line

Verb

tser

cut up (into pieces)

Verb

Also means: skip the line

tser1

straw tray

Noun

Also means: large container woven from straw or other material
Example: Samber sam abun sha tser u uma — “Spread the peanuts on the straw tray to dry”

tser2

shred

Verb

Also means: cut into small pieces
Example: Tser atuur cii man u kunde a ye — “Cut the okra into pieces before cooking it”

tser3

trouble

Verb

Also means: when one is in a situation that is hard to fix or resolve
Example: Kwagh tser se shaciu mato wase vihi — “We are in trouble because our car broke down”

tser4

playing record

Noun

Also means: a device on which songs are stored to be played
Example: Wa tser u amo a Golozo — “Place (on the record player) the record of Golozo’s songs”