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Tiv and Kanuri are both written in Latin, so the translated output uses characters you already recognise. You can usually read the result aloud without transliteration, though spelling conventions and accented characters still differ.
Tiv belongs to the Niger-Congo family while Kanuri belongs to the Nilo-Saharan family. With no shared ancestry there are few cognates to fall back on, so idioms and fixed expressions rarely map word-for-word. Short, literal sentences translate more accurately than figurative ones.
Tiv follows subject-verb-object (SVO) order while Kanuri follows subject-object-verb (SOV). The translator has to rebuild each sentence rather than substitute words in place, so the output will not line up word-for-word with your input. Splitting long sentences improves accuracy.
Tiv: Over 5.2 million speakers as of 2024. Kanuri: Roughly 4 million speakers across Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon.
Everyday phrases translated from Tiv to Kanuri — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Tiv | Kanuri |
|---|---|
| Msugh ne cii | Salam |
| Msugh ne cii | Ngǝlaro suwa |
| Msugh ne cii | Kawudo ngǝla |
| M sugh nen aikighe | Kawudo ngǝla |
| Tugh mbu dedoo | Bǝne ngǝla |
| M sugh nen | Fajer |
| Se nenge ken hemen | Daren ruiyeyya |
| Se nenge kper | Baliro ruiyeyya |
| M sugh ne cii | Karǝgǝ kǝji |
| U ngu nena? | Nyi jilibin? |
| M ngu dedoo, m sugh u | Wu nganyi, askǝrngǝna |
| U lu a iyange i dedoo | Yim ngǝla |
| Tiv | Kanuri |
|---|---|
| Msugh ne cii | Martǝne |
| M sugh u | Askǝrngǝna |
| M sugh u kpishi | Askǝrngǝna zauro |
| U ngu a isharen . | Nyiga karǝgǝ kǝji |
| Een | Ee |
| Ei | A'a |
| Dem ibo | Wuga uzur |
| Mzamber we | Kakkema shigǝnyiwo |
| Kwaghbo ngu ga . | Kaziyi ba |
| Ka mimi . | Tawadu |
| Msugh ne cii | Karǝgǝ kǝjiro banagǝkin |
| Msugh ne cii | Sa'a ngǝla |
| Tiv | Kanuri |
|---|---|
| Iti you ér ana? | Sunyi ayi? |
| Saan mo iyol u fan we | Nyiga kǝla kǝltadǝ kǝji |
| U due hana? | Ndaran nyi? |
| Un ngu ayom a me? | Nyi saanəm ndawu? |
| M ngu wanyemakeranta | Wu fuwura |
| M ngu heen sha memiyol | Wu na adǝro batallaro |
| M ngu heen sha ci u tom | Wu na adǝro cida nankaro |
| Ka ijende yam je ne . | Adǝ sawanyi |
| Tiv | Kanuri |
|---|---|
| Môm . | Fal |
| Uhar . | Indi |
| Utar | Yakkə |
| Unyiin | Diyau |
| Utaan | Uwu |
| Ataratar | Araskǝ |
| Utaankaruhar | Tulur |
| Ataratar | Usku |
| Anigheni | Lagar |
| Pue | Mewu |
| Deri môm | Miya fal |
| Dubu môm . | Duwu fal |
| Tiv | Kanuri |
|---|---|
| Nyian ne . | Kudə |
| Kper | Bali |
| Nyian | Biska |
| Hegen yô . | Kǝrma |
| Ken masejime . | Dare |
| Ka shighe u nyi? | Sagǝ jilifi? |
| Ken pepe pepe . | Suwulan |
| Ken tugh mbu il . | Kajirjiya |
| Tomataan | Lǝtin |
| Tomataan | Zǝma |
| Kasua u a lu van ne | Magǝ fuwuben |
| Ihwa i môm . | Awa fal |
| Tiv | Kanuri |
|---|---|
| Ka hanma shighe i lu? | Ndaran kasalaramdǝ? |
| Ka han i lu hen ijiir i teen igirgi laa? | Nda shi tasha maara cidibedǝ? |
| Ka hanma shighe i lu? | Ndaran faraskəram maara samibedə? |
| Me za nyôr ker nena? | Jilibin nadəro leyin? |
| Gema ken imese | Wofilan kawartǝ |
| Gema ken iyan | Kǝmburamro kawartǝ |
| Za hemen jighilii . | Dakkataro lenəmin |
| Ngu ikyua ikyua a . | Shidǝ karǝngǝ |
| Ngu ica . | Shidǝ cintǝ |
| M tsume | Wu fatkatəgə |
| M soo taxi | Wuye taksi mǝradǝngǝna |
| Ka han m zua a tikeeti? | Ndaran tiket yiwumin? |
| Tikeeti la ka nyi? | Tiketdə jili ndawu? |
| Ka shami u zenden kpa? | Letəro ngəla wa? |
| Tiv | Kanuri |
|---|---|
| Ijen kôrom | Wudǝ nguwuro nguda |
| Imura kôrom | Wu nguda |
| Mngerem, mzamber we | Nji, martǝne |
| Tebul u ior uhar, m zamber we | Tewur indiro, martǝne |
| Menu la, m zamber we | Menudǝ, martǝne |
| Ka nyi u we kwagh sha mi? | Ayi shima shawariwo? |
| M soo kwagh ne | Wuye adǝma ragǝkǝna |
| Ka kwagh u doon tsung | Shidǝ kǝji |
| Bill la, m zamber we | Billdǝ, martǝne |
| M ye inyam ga | Wudǝ nama bǝkinba |
| M ngu a angev mbu kwaghyan | Wulan allergy kǝmbube mbeji |
| Kofi | Kofi |
| Tea | Shayi |
| Bredi | Burodi |
| Tiv | Kanuri |
|---|---|
| Kwagh ne ka a vihi inyaregh nena? | Awo adə jili ndawu? |
| Ka kwagh u injaa kpishi . | Shidǝ zauro zau |
| U ngohol kaade u inyar kpa? | Kati kungənaye kasatcin wa? |
| M ngu keren tsô | Wuye biya kurun |
| Me ngohol un | Wuye shiga gongin |
| Bugh | Katə |
| I cir | Zakkata |
| U nyôron | Gaworam |
| Due | Luwu |
| Ka hanma shighe kasua a lu? | Nda kasuwu dǝ? |
| Tiv | Kanuri |
|---|---|
| Iwasen | Bana |
| Yila ortwer . | Liyita bowone |
| Yila udasenda . | Dalilla bowone |
| M soo iwasen | Wuye bana mǝradǝngǝna |
| M gba angev | Wu dondinyi |
| Ka han i lu iyouci laa? | Nda shi liitadǝ? |
| Ka hanma shighe i lu? | Nda shi farmasidǝ? |
| Ka kwagh u vihin heen . | Na allan zau |
| M soo ortwer | Wuye liita mǝradǝngǝna |
| Ijiir i sôron twer ngi ikyua a we kpa? | Litari karəngən mbeji wa? |
| Tiv | Kanuri |
|---|---|
| U fa zwa Buter kpa? | Shi Nasara manajin wa? |
| M kav ga | Wuye asunyi |
| M kav | Wuye asungǝna |
| We kpa ôr kwagh sha mhôôn . | Martǝne hangallin manane |
| We kpa hide ôr kwagh ne . | Martəgəne waltəgəne |
| We kpa nger kwagh sha mi . | Martəgəne ruwozə |
| Inja i kwagh ne ér nyi? | Awo adə maananzə ayi? |
| U kaa kwagh ne nena? | Jilibin shi adəga gultin? |
| M ngu henen kwagh | Wuye likin |
| M lam kpuaa . | Gana manayin |
| U fatyô u wasen mo kpa? | Raksǝ wuga banaminna? |
| Mfa ga | Nongəyi |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
Spoken mainly in northeastern Nigeria, as well as in Niger, Chad, and Cameroon by the Kanuri ethnic group.
Uses Latin script officially, though Ajami (Arabic-based script) is also used informally.
Features include vowel harmony and implosive consonants; stress is generally predictable.
Typically follows Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) order; agglutinative morphology with extensive use of suffixes for grammatical relations.
Includes Arabic, Hausa, and English borrowings due to trade, Islam, and colonization.
Nilo-Saharan family, specifically the Saharan branch.
Primarily uses Latin alphabet in educational and formal contexts; Ajami script remains in cultural and religious use.
Historically written in Ajami; Latin script was introduced during colonial and post-colonial education reforms.
Roughly 4 million speakers across Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon.
Primarily spoken in Nigeria, especially in Benue State, with speakers also in Cameroon.
Uses the Latin script.
Tonal language with high, mid, and low tones that distinguish meaning.
Follows Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order. Utilizes noun classes and verb aspects.
Includes loanwords from English and Hausa due to regional interactions.
Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family.
Latin script.
Developed during missionary activities in the 20th century.
Over 5.2 million speakers as of 2024.
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