How to count in Tiv (dzwa Tiv), a Southern Bantoid language spoken mainly in Benue State in southeast Nigeria.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | mom |
| 2 | uhar |
| 3 | utar |
| 4 | unyiin |
| 5 | utaan |
| 6 | ateratar |
| 7 | utaan-kar-uhar |
| 8 | anigheni |
| 9 | utan-kar-unyiin |
| 10 | pue |
| 11 | pue kar mom |
| 12 | pue-kar-uhar |
| 13 | pue-kar-utar |
| 14 | pue-kar-unyiin |
| 15 | pue-kar-utaan |
| 16 | pue-kar-ateratar |
| 17 | pue-kar-utaan-kar-uhar |
| 18 | pue-kar-anigheni |
| 19 | pue-kar-utan-kar-unyiin |
| 20 | ikundu |
| 21 | ikundu-kar-mom |
| 22 | ikundu-kar-uhar |
| 23 | ikundu-kar-utar |
| 24 | ikundu-kar-unyiin |
| 25 | ikundu-kar-utaan |
| 26 | ikundu-kar-ateratar |
| 27 | ikundu-kar-utaan-kar-uhar |
| 28 | ikundu-kar-anigheni |
| 29 | ikundu-kar-utan-kar-unyiin |
| 30 | ikundu-gber |
| 40 | akundu-ahar |
| 50 | akundu-ahar-gber |
| 60 | akundu-atar |
| 70 | akundu-atar-gber |
| 80 | akundu-anyiin |
| 90 | akundu-anyiin-gber |
| 100 | deri-mom |
| 1,000 | dubu-mom |
| 100,000 | dubu-deri-mom |
Hear some numbers in Tiv:
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Information about counting in Tiv
https://tivpeople.com/language
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