Looking for practical Tiv to Kiga phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tiv phrase first, then the Kiga translation (Kiga) — 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 Kiga.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Kiga-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Mgbakpa
Okwagala
Ior na
Webale
Mgbakpa u sha
Osiibye bulungi
Mgbakpa u kpa
Osiibye bulungi
Mgbakpa u ter
Osiibye bulungi
Mgbakpa u ter sha
Osiibye bulungi
Kpa a joo
Tugenda okukutana
Ior a joo
Nkwagala
Ior m ngu?
Erinnya lyo ani?
M ngu John
Erinnya lyange nze John
Ior m nande?
Oli otya?
Ior m nande a joo
Nneebwanga okukuyita
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
I kpa English?
Oli muwandiika kiingereza?
M nahan Hindi nahan.
Sikuwandiika Hindi bulungi.
M nahan usha.
Sikuganya.
M nahan usha kpa.
Nkwenda okwandiika bulungi.
I kpa a sha?
Osobola okuwandiika ekyo na?
I we a joo?
Ekitanda kiki?
Nenge a kpa a city center?
Nkwenda otya mu kiti?
Kpa a joo.
Genda ku kkono.
Kpa a nahan.
Genda ku ddyo.
Kpa a sha.
Genda mu maaso.
Nenge a kpa a fare?
Ekitundu kiki?
I kpa a ticket, please.
Ekitanda emu, nyamba.
I we a nahan a nahan?
Kiki ekitundu okuva wano?
M nahan sha.
Ndi mu kwegendereza.
I we a kpa a SIM card?
Nkwenda kutuuka wa SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ee
Eee
Naa
Oya
Iye
Wali
M na a kpa
Ndiinze
M na a kpa nahan
Sindiinze
I kpa a kpa
Ekitanga kiza
U kpa a nahan?
Oteka ki?
U kpa m nahan?
Okwetegera?
M na a kpa nahan
Nfuna okwetegera
Kpa a kpa
Leka akaseke
M na a kpa
Ndi mwefwe
Naa a kpa
Tera kintu
I kpa a kpa
Nkwagala
A kpa a kpa
Okwagala omwaka omukya
U kpa a kpa
Okwetegera mu nsi
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ior a kpa?
Eri heza y'ekitabo?(Eri heza y'ekitabo?)
Ior a nyam?
Eri heza y'ekibuga?(Eri heza y'ekibuga?)
Ior a gande?
Ekiyungiriro ki?(Ekiyungiriro ki?)
Nenge a kpa?
Ekitonde ki?(Ekitonde ki?)
Ior a nenge a?
Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?(Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?)
I na kpa a.
Eri wansi wano(Eri wansi wano)
I na kpa a kpa.
Eri kure wano(Eri kure wano)
I ma ior a gande?
Oyinza okundabira ku karita?(Oyinza okundabira ku karita?)
Kpa a, please.
Mugume wano, nyabo(Mugume wano, nyabo)
Nenge a kpa?
Ekitanga ki?(Ekitanga ki?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ior kwagh nahan?
Ekitanga ki?(ekitanga ki)
Ior u kpa a kpa
Ekitanga ky'ekikula(ekitanga ky'ekikula)
Ior m ngu u kpa?
Oli n'ekintu ekirungi?(oli n'ekintu ekirungi)
Ior m gban a card?
Nkwenda okwekwasa ku kadi?(nkwenda okwekwasa ku kadi)
A doo a table m ngu a yô
Nkwenda akatabo ku b'abiri(nkwenda akatabo ku b'abiri)