Tiv language

Tiv
Tiv
Native toNigeria
RegionBenue State, Cross River State, Plateau State, Taraba State
EthnicityTiv
Native speakers
4.6 million (2020)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-2tiv
ISO 639-3tiv
Glottologtivv1240

Tiv is a Tivoid language spoken in some states in North Central Nigeria, with some speakers in Cameroon. It had over 4.6 million speakers in 2020. The largest population of Tiv speakers are found in Benue state in Nigeria. The language is also widely spoken in some Nigerian states namely, Plateau, Taraba, Nasarawa, Cross River, Adamawa, Kaduna, and Abuja. It is by far the largest of the Tivoid languages, a group of languages belonging to the Southern Bantoid languages

  1. ^ Tiv at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon

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