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Tiv (tɪv) npl Tivs or Tiv1. (Peoples) a member of a Negroid people of W Africa, living chiefly in the savanna of the Benue area of S Nigeria and noted by anthropologists for having no chiefs2. (Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo familyTiv
Tiv (also Munshi), a people inhabiting a sizable area along both banks of the Benue River in central Nigeria. The Tiv number approximately 2 million (1975, estimate), with 95 percent living in the states of Benue and Plateau. Their language belongs to the Eastern Bantoid group. In addition to traditional religious beliefs such as ancestor worship and various nature cults, the Tiv practice Islam and Christianity. Their primary occupation is agriculture, the chief crops being yams, millet, sorghum, sweet potatoes, cotton, rice, and soybeans. There is growing seasonal migration, and an increasing number of Tiv are working for wages. TIV
TIVtotally implantable venous; total intracranial volume; trivalent inactivated virus, type IV.TIV
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