Looking for practical Kiga to Tiv phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Kiga phrase first, then the Tiv translation (Tiv) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Tiv.
Tip: pick five Tiv phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Okwagala
Mgbakpa
Webale
Ior na
Osiibye bulungi
Mgbakpa u sha
Osiibye bulungi
Mgbakpa u kpa
Osiibye bulungi
Mgbakpa u ter
Osiibye bulungi
Mgbakpa u ter sha
Tugenda okukutana
Kpa a joo
Nkwagala
Ior a joo
Erinnya lyo ani?
Ior m ngu?
Erinnya lyange nze John
M ngu John
Oli otya?
Ior m nande?
Nneebwanga okukuyita
Ior m nande a joo
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Oli muwandiika kiingereza?
I kpa English?
Sikuwandiika Hindi bulungi.
M nahan Hindi nahan.
Sikuganya.
M nahan usha.
Nkwenda okwandiika bulungi.
M nahan usha kpa.
Osobola okuwandiika ekyo na?
I kpa a sha?
Ekitanda kiki?
I we a joo?
Nkwenda otya mu kiti?
Nenge a kpa a city center?
Genda ku kkono.
Kpa a joo.
Genda ku ddyo.
Kpa a nahan.
Genda mu maaso.
Kpa a sha.
Ekitundu kiki?
Nenge a kpa a fare?
Ekitanda emu, nyamba.
I kpa a ticket, please.
Kiki ekitundu okuva wano?
I we a nahan a nahan?
Ndi mu kwegendereza.
M nahan sha.
Nkwenda kutuuka wa SIM card?
I we a kpa a SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Eee
Ee
Oya
Naa
Wali
Iye
Ndiinze
M na a kpa
Sindiinze
M na a kpa nahan
Ekitanga kiza
I kpa a kpa
Oteka ki?
U kpa a nahan?
Okwetegera?
U kpa m nahan?
Nfuna okwetegera
M na a kpa nahan
Leka akaseke
Kpa a kpa
Ndi mwefwe
M na a kpa
Tera kintu
Naa a kpa
Nkwagala
I kpa a kpa
Okwagala omwaka omukya
A kpa a kpa
Okwetegera mu nsi
U kpa a kpa
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Eri heza y'ekitabo?
Ior a kpa?(Eri heza y'ekitabo?)
Eri heza y'ekibuga?
Ior a nyam?(Eri heza y'ekibuga?)
Ekiyungiriro ki?
Ior a gande?(Ekiyungiriro ki?)
Ekitonde ki?
Nenge a kpa?(Ekitonde ki?)
Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?
Ior a nenge a?(Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?)
Eri wansi wano
I na kpa a.(Eri wansi wano)
Eri kure wano
I na kpa a kpa.(Eri kure wano)
Oyinza okundabira ku karita?
I ma ior a gande?(Oyinza okundabira ku karita?)
Mugume wano, nyabo
Kpa a, please.(Mugume wano, nyabo)
Ekitanga ki?
Nenge a kpa?(Ekitanga ki?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ekitanga ki?
Ior kwagh nahan?(ior kwagh nahan)
Ekitanga ky'ekikula
Ior u kpa a kpa(ior u kpa a kpa)
Oli n'ekintu ekirungi?
Ior m ngu u kpa?(ior m ngu u kpa)
Nkwenda okwekwasa ku kadi?
Ior m gban a card?(ior m gban a card)
Nkwenda akatabo ku b'abiri
A doo a table m ngu a yô(a doo a table m ngu a yô)
Ekitabo, nyabo
Ior a bill, please(ior a bill, please)
Okwetegereza kuli mu?
Ior a service m nahan?(ior a service m nahan)
Ndi omukazi w'ebyokulya
A m vegetarian(a m vegetarian)
Tewali ebyokulya ebikalu
A m nahan a spicy food(a m nahan a spicy food)
Ekitanga ky'ekyokulya
Ior a kpa(ior a kpa)
Nkwenda okufuna omukutu?
Ior m gban a menu?(ior m gban a menu)
Ekitanda ky'amazi, nyabo
A glass a water, please(a glass a water)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Funa polisi
Kpa a police
Funa ambulance
Kpa a ambulance
Nkeneye omuganga
M ba a doctor
Ndi mu bubi
M kpa a kpa
Ndi na allergy ku nkuzi
M kpa a nyam
Ehe hospital ey'ekyenkya?
I kpa a hospital mza?
Bikunyumya wano
I kpa a sha
Nfunye passport yange
M kpa a passport m
Okwesiga okufuna hotel yange?
I kpa a hotel m?
Mbadde!
Kpa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nishimwe kuganira
Ior u kpa.(Nishimwe kuganira)
Tugende mu nama
Ka a hia ikyô.
Ni ryari byakugendekera?
Nî kpa u kpa?
Nzohereza raporo uyu munsi
M gbanor u kpe.
Twashobora kuganira ejo?
A hia nî u hia?
Nyamuneka reba dosiye iri hamwe
M kpa u venge.
Urakoze ku mwanya wawe
Ior u nenge.
Ntegereje gukorana nawe
M hia u kpa.
Wansobanurira icyo?
Ior a hia u mba?
Nzakugarukaho
Ka m hia u.
Igihe ntarengwa ni ku wa gatanu
Ikyô u kpa a Friday.
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.