Tiv
Americannoun
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a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
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the Benue-Congo language of the Tiv.
noun
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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 chiefs
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the language of this people, belonging to the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo family
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In Viv Chen’s interview with Tory Burch, the designer compares her workdays to being “like an athlete where it’s about discipline and grit and endurance.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
"They're not interfering with us", his wife Viv, 72, added.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Alexandra Samuel is a technology researcher, author and host of the AI podcast "Me + Viv."
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Eighty-one-year-old Viv Truran is very particular about how she takes her photos.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025
Mom lost it when I took Viv inside.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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