Conversational Tiv 2 De cie u lamen zwativ ga

Meetimg People Iti you er ana?Whay is your name? Iti yam er TernguMy name is Terngu M ngu wan u NomishanI am the son of Nomishan Ka we zan Terdoo ne?Are you Terdoo? Ei, ka mo IorwueseNo, I am Iorwuese U lamen zwa Tiv kpa?Do you speak Tiv? U fa zwa Tiv kpa?Do you know (how to speak) Tiv? M fa zwa Tiv dedo gaI don't know Tiv very well (I don't know much Tiv) En, m lamen chuku chukuYes, I speak a little Iti i ngôm er AwashimaThe name of my mom is Awashima

Vocabulary II ga = not fa = know lam = speak liam = speech za = go doo = good dedo = well fefa = quick, fast yem = go orkwav = contemporary ikar, huror = friend ishior = lover faityo = able, can tsegher = only, merely pine = ask inyaregh = money inyarev = farm flies ngu = is na = give

Sentence Buil-up Terdoo, U ngu nena? Terdoo, how are you? Iti yam er TerdooMy name is Terdoo Mba yer un er TerdooThey call her Terdoo a vendahe/she refused a duehe/she went out Iti na er Sesugh gaHis name is not Sesugh Ka Ngunan la gaThat is not Ngunan Ka Ngizan ne gaThis is not Ngizan

Or TivA Tiv man Kwase TivA Tiv woman Or AmericaAn American Or CanadaA Canadian Lamen (zwa) Tiv gaHe/she does not speak Tiv Lamen (zwa) Tiv dedoHe/she speaks Tiv well M fa zwa TivI (know) can speak Tiv M fa zwa Hausa kpaaI can also speak Hausa

Se mba ior mba shinWe are (people) from Atlanta Atlanta M ngu shin KalamazooI live in Kalamazoo M za ke/sha/shin yaI went home M soo u pinen we kwaghI want to ask you something Ka nyi kwagh(a)?What is it? Ngôu ana?Who is your mother? Ngôm MernanMy mother is Mernan Terem NomishanMy father is Nomishan

Ijen korou we?Are you hungry? U ya nyi?What did (would) you eat? Ne ya nyi?What would you eat? (plural) Me ya pizzaI will eat pizza Se ya chinkafaWe will eat rice M soo inyam gaI don't want meat Yadoo soo inyam ikeghYadoo likes chiken Kaa atsakaFry potatoes (Make some French fries)

Bugh = open wuhe = close de = stop inyon = bird iti = name kwase = woman inuun kwase = young woman ngô kwase = "old" elderly woman ngô = mother, female nom = male, husband nomso or = man wanye = child wanye (wan) kwase = girl wanye nomso = boy soo = like, love wuhe kor = it feels cold i ndohol = it is cold ter = father tile = wait

Shopping Ka nyi u soo u yamen?Whay do you want to buy? M soo u yamen takedaI want to buy a book Ishe na ka nena?How much is it? (The price is how much?) Va a naira utarBring three naira Me na naira momI'll pay (give) one naira Me nau naira mom manI'll pay you one naira kobo pue.and ten kobo.

Kuma gaIt's not enough Shi seer naira mômAdd one more naira U teen utsuwa kpa?Do you sell pots? M teenI do sell (them) Nam u harGive me two (of them) Kohol cii ka naira pueThe total is ten naira Mimi, nam inyareghMimi, give me money

Vocabulary III pencil = pensel pen = pen môm = one har = two tar = three nyiin = four taan = five teratar = six taan kar u har = seven anieni = eight taan kar u nyiin = nine pue = ten pue kar môm = eleven pue kar u har = twelve pue kar u tar = thriteen pue kar u nyiin = fourteen ikundu = twenty ikundu kar môm = twenty- one ikundu gber = thirty akundu a har = forty akundu a har gber = fifty akundu a tar = sixty Akundu a tar gber = seventy What is eighty? Ninety? Deri môm = one hundred

akundu a nyiin = eighty deri (akundu a taan) = one- hundred dubu (akundu pue) = one thousand dubu deri = one hundred thousand dubu dubu = one million kar = past, pass nam = give me ngohol = get (take) it Ka u me? = how many? Mba u me? = How many are they? Sentence Build-up Ka nyi nee? = What is this? Ngun ka ikônough = This is a chair Ngura ka nyi? = That is that? Ngura ka tebul = That is a table Ngun ka ayaba = This is a banana Mba ye? = Is it edible? (Do they eat it?)

Receiving a Phone Call Helo, helo. Ka an ne?Hello, hello. Who is this? M soo u yôôso a Mr. AmiI want to speak with Mr. Ami (Can I speak to Mr. Ami?) Ka ya u Ndur ne ne ga?Is this the house of Ndur? En, Ka an u yere?Yes, who are you calling? Ka we terfa?Are you Terfa? En, Ka moYes, I am Mama wou ngu kpa?Is your mother there? Tile, me yila unWait, I'll call her Tereu (papa wou)Is your father there? ngu her kpa? A za kasuaHe has gone to the market (shop) Ngu her. De m yila unHe is there. Let me call him. Shie ngu nena?What time is it? Ka ahwa a tarIt's three o'clock

Shie kuma u za yavenIt is time to go sleep (It is time to go to bed) Yem za yavGo and sleep Yem za ôô iyolGo take a bath Kile zwa dedoBrush your teeth well Kile anyi a yemBrush your teeth clean nderwake up yavsleep Ngutor ngu yavenNgutor is sleeping Sesugh ngu a nder gaSesugh is not yet awake Terngu ngu eren tomTerngu is working Yem za er (homwek)Go do homework tom u makeranta I ver kwaghyanFood is served M ver mngeremI served water

Ka nyi kwaghyana?What's for food (dinner)? Kwaghyan beeThe food is finished (i.e. all eaten up) M er kwaghyan gaI did not prepare any food M vor a kwaghyan u erenI am tired of cooking Se yem hwatevWe (need to) go to the restaurant Yila pizzaCall for pizza Nam mngerem ma manGive me drinking water Mngerem ma ndôholCold water M soo u suwanI feel like vomiting Isho ngi van moI feel like vomiting M soo u nyianI want to excrete (go to the bathroom) (I want to poop) M soo u nyandenI want to urinate (pee)

Vocabulary IV ya = eat ma = drink tsee = hot uma = dry oso = crunchy iuwe = kwaghyan = food iber = poridge ruam = pudding akamu = corn cereal ya = home iyough = house nenge = see, look kenger = look, observe, watch zuwa (zua) = meet ihinga = nose alôm = rabbit ishu = fish, fishes keng keng, kpee = must, definately faityô = can, able hana? = where? heen = here heera, keera = there huror = friend aikighe (aikie) = evening pepe = morning pepe pepe = dawn, early in the morning tugh tugh =early in the morning tetan = afternoon Ahenga = noses

nomiyange = noon sha use = at dawn hegen = now hen = think jiir = place, cook pughul = to boil turugh = steam gbenda = road inya = earth, soil

SENTENCE BUILD-UP Ka an u kerene?Who are you looking for? Ka kwase u an la?Whose wife (woman) is that? Ka hanma kwase la? Which woman is that? Wondo ne doom gaI don't like this (these) pants Ka u dedoIt's a good one U faityôu tôôn unYou can take it Ka u wouIt is yours Ka u wamIt is mine Kera ka u wam gaIt is no longer mine Ngura ka u ana?Whose is that? Ngura ka u naThat is his/hers

PLACES AND THINGS Tema shin tsoSit in the boat Mato ne yevese gandeThis car (truck, van) is speeding (is running too much) M fa mato u nahan gaI don't know how to drive Bugh hundaOpen the door Bugh iyoughOpen the door (Lit.: open the house) Nyôr kerEnter (in) Tema inyaSit down Tile shaStand up

Iyange ngi a due gaThe sun is not yet up Iyange mireIt is dusk (the sun has gone down) uwer dueThe moon is out Uwer taThe moon shines Uwer u JulaiThe month of July A yem sha woHe/she went to the mountain Wo tav kpishiThe mountain is tall Hakeem tav kar SadaHakeem is taller than Sada Unde igunguClimb the hill Hungwa shaClimb down (Get off of it) Iyange i dugh shaThe sun rises from the east itiough ki tar Iyange mire shinThe sun has set in the west ityô tar