Tiv people

ethnic group in Nigeria and a few more in Cameroon
Intangible ethnic_group Q1235705
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Tiv people

Summary

Tiv people is an ethnic group[1]. It draws 512 Wikipedia views per month (ethnic_group category, ranking #476 of 4,529).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tiv people's religion is recorded as magic[3].
  • Tiv people is located in Benue State[4].
  • Tiv people is located in Taraba State[5].
  • Tiv people is located in Nasarawa State[6].
  • Tiv people is located in Plateau State[7].
  • Tiv people is located in Cross River State[8].
  • Tiv people is located in Federal Capital Territory[9].
  • Tiv people is in the country of Nigeria[10].
  • Tiv people is in the country of Cameroon[11].
  • Tiv people's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[12].
  • Tiv people is a type of Benue–Congo peoples[13].
  • Tiv people's Commons category is recorded as Tiv people[14].
  • Tiv people's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12[15].
  • Tiv people's language used is recorded as Tiv[16].
  • Tiv people's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Smithsonian Libraries African Ethnic Groups[17].

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Definition and Type

Tiv people's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[12]. It is a type of Benue–Congo peoples[13].

Why It Matters

Tiv people draws 512 Wikipedia views per month (ethnic_group category, ranking #476 of 4,529).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . punchng.com. punchng.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . pulse.ng. pulse.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . punchng.com. punchng.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . joshuaproject.net. joshuaproject.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . joshuaproject.net. joshuaproject.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . joshuaproject.net. joshuaproject.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . pulse.ng. pulse.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url ['https://africanarchive.org/en/staemme/tiv', 'https://africanarchive.org/de/sta
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007538810405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
  2. 11d ago · OptimusFlowConsulting · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Located in
    Subclass of Benue–Congo peoples
    Aliases
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://africanarchive.org/en/staemme/tiv, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779481929796"
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