Tiv

language of Nigeria
Intangible natural_language Q34131
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Tiv

Summary

Tiv is a natural language[1]. Tiv draws 160 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #287 of 734).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tiv is in the country of Cameroon[3].
  • Tiv is in the country of Nigeria[4].
  • Tiv's instance of is recorded as natural language[5].
  • Tiv's instance of is recorded as modern language[6].
  • Tiv is a type of Tivoid[7].
  • Tiv is a type of Niger–Congo[8].
  • Tiv's writing system is recorded as Latin script[9].
  • Tiv's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tiv language[10].
  • Tiv's indigenous to is recorded as West[11].
  • Tiv's indigenous to is recorded as South[12].
  • Tiv's indigenous to is recorded as Benue State[13].
  • Tiv's indigenous to is recorded as Cross River State[14].
  • Tiv's indigenous to is recorded as Federal Capital Territory[15].
  • Tiv's indigenous to is recorded as Katsina State[16].
  • Tiv's indigenous to is recorded as Kwara State[17].
  • Tiv's indigenous to is recorded as Nasarawa State[18].
  • Tiv's indigenous to is recorded as Plateau State[19].
  • Tiv's indigenous to is recorded as Taraba State[20].
  • Tiv's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/TIV[21].
  • Tiv's Ethnologue language status is recorded as 3 Wider Communication[22].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language[5] and modern language[6]. Recorded subclass of include Tivoid[7] and Niger–Congo[8].

Why It Matters

Tiv draws 160 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #287 of 734).[2] Tiv has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Tiv is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Language. op.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Ethnologue. Retrieved . ethnologue.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Tiv. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/tiv
MLA “Tiv.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/tiv.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_tiv_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Tiv}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/tiv}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Tiv — https://4ort.xyz/entity/tiv (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/tiv · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of
    Country Cameroon, Nigeria
    Instance of
    Indigenous to West, South, Benue State +7
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007538810105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.