单词	Tiv
释义	Tiv /tɪv / noun (plural same or Tivs) 1A member of a people of SE Nigeria.The military intervention is being carried out in the name of restoring peace in the face of inter-tribal clashes between members of the Hausa-Fulani and Tivs.... They had been sent to quell violence between two local tribes, the Tivs and Jukuns, and the army blames Tiv militias for their deaths. He noted a similar combination of mental processes among the Tiv. 2 [mass noun] The Benue-Congo language of the Tiv, with about 1.5 million speakers.English is the official language; however, Yoruba, Ibo, and Hausa represent the principal languages, joined by Kanuri, Fulani, Nupe, Tiv, Edo, Ijaw and Ibibio. adjective Relating to the Tiv or their language.Another example, probably by the same hand, was published recently with a Benue Valley / Tiv attribution.... The massacres sparked violent outbreaks in the Benue state capital, Makurdi, where angry Tiv students from two universities rampaged through the streets Wednesday, armed with sticks, knives and iron bars. Unconfirmed reports suggest that Tiv militias are carrying out massacres. Origin The name in Tiv.
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