Tiv Syllabification: (Tiv)Pronunciation: /tiv/Definition of Tiv noun (plural same or Tivs) 1a member of a people of southeastern Nigeria. 2the Benue-Congo language of the Tiv. adjective relating to the Tiv or their language. Origin:the name in TivTiv in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Tiv in the British & World English dictionary