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Language code: tiv

Technical information about ISO 639 language code tiv

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The table below provides technical details for the Tiv language, designated by the tiv code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

tiv

Name

Tiv

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Central TivNorth-western TivSouth-western Tiv
Related languages
EsimbiIyiveAkeiNyong
Key facts
Tiv is a tonal language with three level tones and downstepIt follows a basic Subject–Verb–Object word orderNoun class distinctions are mainly marked by tone and vowel quality rather than prefixesModern Tiv orthography uses the Latin script with five additional diacritically-marked vowelsOral poetry and storytelling (kwagh-hir puppet theatre) are highly valued cultural art forms among Tiv speakers.
Sample phrase

M súgh û, u tô?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Tiv language, identified by the code tiv, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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