The Ate · Community forum
Sit together, ask, share and reason
In the Tiv ate, people gather to talk things through. This is our ate online: a place for students and members to discuss the teachings, ask the elders, share opinions and learn from one another, with respect.
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Announcements
News from the academy: classes, congresses, forums and events. Only the elders and teachers start topics here; everyone may reply.
The Ate: Village Square
Sit in the ate and talk: Tiv culture, spirituality, history and daily life.
Ask the Elders
Ask your questions about Tiv cosmology, rites and practice. Teachers and elders answer, and the best answer is marked.
Opinions & Debates
Share your view on questions of culture, identity and modern life, and run polls to hear what others think.
Tiv Language & Anzaakaa
Words, meanings and proverbs (anzaakaa). Share one, ask about one, explain one.
Introductions
Greet the community: your name, your ityo (lineage), where you are, and what brought you here.