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Tiv people
 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Approx. 5 million and still steadily growing[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Nigeria, Cameroon | |
| Languages | |
| Tiv, Tivoid languages, English, French | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Christian, Tiv Traditional religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Utanga, Bitare, Mesaka, Iceve, Evant, Eman, Ipulo, Caka, Other Tivoid peoples |
Tiv (or Tiiv)[2] are a Bantu ethnic group. They constitute approximately 2.4% of Nigeria's total population,[3] and number over 5 million individuals throughout Nigeria and Cameroon.[4] The Tiv language is spoken by over 5 million people in Nigeria, with a few speakers in Cameroon. Most of the language's Nigerian speakers are found in Benue, Taraba, Nasarawa, Plateau, Cross River, Adamawa, Kaduna, and the Federal Capital Territory Abuja. The language is a branch of Benue–Congo and ultimately of the Niger–Congo phylum. In pre-colonial times, the Fulani ethnic group referred to the Tiv as "Munchi" (also sometimes written Munshi e.g. Duggan, E. de C. 1932),[5] a term not accepted by the Tiv people.
- ^ "Tiv - Minority Rights Group". Minority Rights Group. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
- ^ Duggan, E. de C. (1932). "Notes on the Munshi ('Tivi') Tribe of Northern Nigeria: Some Historical Outlines". Journal of the Royal African Society. 31 (123): 173–182. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a101094. JSTOR 716707.
- ^ Nigeria, Good (2020-03-02). "TIV Ethnic Group". Good Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
- ^ Emmy and Shamiga Dominic, Itx (January 2019). "The History of the TIV People Published by Agula Terdoo Emmanuel". What's Next for Computer Science in the Coming Decades?.
- ^ Duggan, E. de C. (1932). "Notes on the Munshi ('Tivi') tribe of northern Nigeria". Journal of the African Soc. 31 (123): 173–182.
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