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| Tiv | |
|---|---|
| Tiv | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Benue State, Cross River State, Plateau State, Taraba State |
| Ethnicity | Tiv |
Native speakers | 5.2 million (2024)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | tiv |
| ISO 639-3 | tiv |
| Glottolog | tivv1240 |
Tiv is a Tivoid language spoken in some states in North Central Nigeria, with some speakers in Cameroon. It had over 5.2 million speakers in 2024. 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.
- ^ Tiv at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
