Tiv–English dictionary

Tiv Dictionary: V

84 entries

Every Tiv word in the archive's dictionary that begins with “V” — 84 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.

Va

Come

Verb

Example
va ngohol; Va heen. Come here. va wase m (come help me).; Va henen — “Come and take; Come here”

vaa

cry, weep

Verb

Example
Wan vaa sha ciu ijen kôr un. — “The child cried because she/he was hungry.”

vaa

cry; weep

Verb

vaa

bring

Verb

vambe

silk cotton tree

Noun

vande

before, previously

Adverb

Example
M vande yan kwaghyan. I

vande

rock, boulder

Noun

Example
Bagu tema sha vande. — “The monkey sits on the boulder.”

vande

previously

Adverb

Example
M vande sughun un — “I previously greeted her”

vande

had (past)

Verb

Also means
previously

vande1

before, previously

Adverb

Also means
the time preceding a particular event or time
Example
M vande yan kwaghyan — “I previously ate food. (I have already eaten.)”

vande2

rock, boulder

Noun

Also means
a very large piece of rock
Example
Bagu tema sha vande — “The monkey sits on the boulder”

vandegh

shoulder

Noun

Example
Vandegh ku nyion mo.

vange

lizard

Noun

Example
Vange soo mtsee. — “The lizard likes heat. avange/uvange, plural noun.”

var

familiar

Adjective

Example
A ya ikegh i yuwan mkem var un. — “He/she is used to eating spicy chicken.”

var

adhere

Verb

Example
Var tepe sha tiub ahumbe a de u duen. — “Adhere tape on the tube to stop it leaking air.”

var

forge

Verb

Example
Var ihô. — “Forge a knife.”

var1

familiar

Adjective

Also means
used to; habitual
Example
A ya ikegh i yuwan mkem var un — “He/she is used to eating spicy chicken”

var2

adhere

Verb

Also means
fasten something to a surface with glue
Example
Var tepe sha tiub ahumbe a de u duen — “Adhere tape on the tube to stop it leaking air”

var3

forge

Verb

Also means
to heat and beat metal into shape to form a tool or implement
Example
Var ihô — “Forge a knife”

Ve

They, Them

Pronoun

Ve

they

Pronoun

Also means
them

ve

them, they

Noun

Example
I advised them that they should study multiplication.

ve

they; them

Pronoun

ve

them

Pronoun

Also means
they

Vea

With / together

Preposition

vea

together, with

Preposition

Example
We a rumun yô va vea mo — “Please come with me”

vembe

pester

Verb

Example
M zer vembe hen Adzam mer a za a mo sha Adikpo. — “I pestered Adzam to take me to Adikpo.”

ven

you (plural)

Pronoun

venda

reject, refuse

Verb

Example
Jay venda u yan kwaghyan. — “Jay refused to eat food.”

vendeve

gecko

Noun

Example
Vendeve ye iyôn. — “The gecko eats small ants.”

ver

place

Verb

Also means
direct
Example
Ver gbande sha tebul. — “Place the dish/plate on the table.”

ver

listen

Verb

ver

place; direct

Verb

Also means
to place or put something
Example
Ver gbande sha tebul — “Place the dish/plate on the table”

vese

grow

Verb

Example
Kon vese kuma mita utaan. — “The tree”

via

cooked

Adjective

via

cooked

Verb

Example
M jiidi iyough; ki via dedoo. — “I boiled the yam; it is well cooked.”

via

cooked

Adjective

vihi

spoil

Verb

Example
Inyam vihi. — “The meat is spoiled.”

vihi

ugly

Adjective

Example
Tica kaa er ikese i m tum ne vihi. — “The teacher said the this basket i wove was ugly.”

vihi1

spoil

Verb

Also means
no longer good; decay
Example
Inyam vihi — “The meat is spoiled”

vihi2

ugly

Adjective

Also means
unpleasant in appearance; not good to look at (in one’s eyes)
Example
Tica kaa er ikese i m tum ne vihi — “The teacher said the this basket i wove was ugly”

vihiashe

disgusting

Adjective

Example
Akondo am vihiashe shaciu igo kende a shin anigbiôr. — “My clothes are disgusting because the pig threw them into the mud.”

vindi vindi

perfectly

Adverb

Also means
cleanly
Example
M ese tembe vindi vindi. — “I cleaned the yard perfectly.”

ving

silent

Adjective

ving

calm

Adjective

Also means
quiet

vingir

whole

Adjective

Example
Iji ngi vingir; i hembe ga. — “The egg is whole; it is unbroken.”

vo

goat

Noun

vono

bed

Noun

Example
Yav sha gambe u vono. Compare, gambe-atsor (bed of “atsor” material). — “Sleep on a metal-framed bed.”

Vor

Seed

Noun

vôr

tired

Verb

Example
1. Wea vôr yô, mem kpuaa. 2. M er tom kpishi, nahan m vôr. — “If you are tired, rest a while. I have worked a lot, so I am tired.”

vule vule

crumbly

Adjective

Example
Beredi ne ngu vule vule. — “This bread is crumbly.”

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