₦airaland Forum

Its spelt: `U pande ver?`
Literally translated means `How are you reducing?` {reducing as in the day is reducing as it is an afternoon greeting.
Un der ver is `Good Morning`

I only speak simple Tiv although I hear much more than I can speak but on the plus side I can spell in Tiv pretty well.

Not too shabby for an Oribo Inlaw!! hahaha
{I was twice called a `Man` whilst I lived there for 3 years..I`m told that is quite a compliment}

Msugh Ne cii my Inlaws,

I am an Englishman who married one of your Tiv sisters around 20 years ago and I spent 3 years in Benue state a few years back.
I LOOOOOOVE TIV, I also now love Pounded Yam with egusi soup and goat, plus STAR beer followed by Fish pepper soup..mmmm my mouth is watering now!!
Ok, so I just wanted to say Hi and also to point out that while I was living near to Vandeikya, I was learning Tiv language and I happened to realise that Vande and ikya were recognisable words, so I asked an elder if Vandeikya meant `before leaf`,he laughed sooo much.. I had made a good observation but translated in correctly//
Vandeikya means MONKEY`s Rock on account of a troop of baboons that used to live on the small rock hill... I guess they no longer live there but just thought you may find it interesting since very few Tiv from that area seem to really realise.
Anyway, I wish all my 6 million inlaws well and God Bless eh? lol