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-They live on both sides of the Benue River in Nigeria;(Britannica)
-Tivs speak a language of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo family. (Ibid)
-Tivs are subsistence farmers whose main crops are yams, millet, and sorghum, which are the main crops in Africa. (Ibid)
-Although Tivs do not have a chief, The British established a paramount chief for them. A leader which helped them to become more organized. (Ibid)
-Tiv's exchange marriage system was outlawed in 1972, which helped their society to respect women's rights. (Ibid)
-The Tiv ethnic group habitation date back to 900 BC. (Ibid)
-Tiv people are one of the largest ethnic groups in Nigeria. Have around 6 million population. (The Tiv people)
-The Tiv people may originate from Bantu, the modern day The Republic of Congo. They have several similarities in vocab, dance moves and uses of instruments. (Ibid)
-The Tiv people have an active farming population, their life depends on their agriculture. (Ibid)
-They wear black and white striped clothes, symbolize zebra, mild and kind animal in Africa. (Ibid)
-Tivs are a different group form of hunter-gathers, they are subsistence farmers, which have a stable food source to feed everyone in the group.
-Being farmers can provide them with enough food, a larger population, and have a diversity of occupations.
-They can spend more time on their culture development instead of hunting everywhere.
-They have rights for women, which is rare in Africa and that's a really good thing, people all have rights to things they want, so no one will rebel.
-Tivs speak a language of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo family. (Ibid)
-Tivs are subsistence farmers whose main crops are yams, millet, and sorghum, which are the main crops in Africa. (Ibid)
-Although Tivs do not have a chief, The British established a paramount chief for them. A leader which helped them to become more organized. (Ibid)
-Tiv's exchange marriage system was outlawed in 1972, which helped their society to respect women's rights. (Ibid)
-The Tiv ethnic group habitation date back to 900 BC. (Ibid)
-Tiv people are one of the largest ethnic groups in Nigeria. Have around 6 million population. (The Tiv people)
-The Tiv people may originate from Bantu, the modern day The Republic of Congo. They have several similarities in vocab, dance moves and uses of instruments. (Ibid)
-The Tiv people have an active farming population, their life depends on their agriculture. (Ibid)
-They wear black and white striped clothes, symbolize zebra, mild and kind animal in Africa. (Ibid)
-Tivs are a different group form of hunter-gathers, they are subsistence farmers, which have a stable food source to feed everyone in the group.
-Being farmers can provide them with enough food, a larger population, and have a diversity of occupations.
-They can spend more time on their culture development instead of hunting everywhere.
-They have rights for women, which is rare in Africa and that's a really good thing, people all have rights to things they want, so no one will rebel.
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“The TIV People.” PR2J3C4 - Nigeria @ Her Best, 6 Mar. 2017, the234project.com/arts-and-culture/nigeria/the-tiv-people/.
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Kwekudee. “TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE.” SAN (BUSHMEN) PEOPLE: THE WORLD MOST ANCIENT RACE/PEOPLE, Blogger, 12 Feb. 2013, kwekudee-tripdownmemorylane.blogspot.com/2013/02/tiv-people-nigerias-forest-food.html.