Tivoid — Branch | Nigeria Heritage Archive

Tivoid is a group of languages within the Southern Bantoid branch of Benue–Congo (Niger–Congo). Tiv is its best-known member.

Key facts

Dialects & varieties (3)

Sources

Tiv (Glottocode tivv1240) — Glottolog (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology) · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
Supports: Tivoid within Southern Bantoid, Benue-Congo
Tiv language — Wikipedia · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
Supports: Tiv classified as Tivoid

Last updated 24 September 2026. Spotted an error or have a source to add? Tell us.