The pre-colonial Tiv society can best be described as

xteriouslord

9 years ago

As for their social organization, traditional Tiv society was completely egalitarian. There was no central authority. They had no king so every man was ruler of his own house. They lived in compounds administered by the oldest man. Many compounds formed clans and districts that were variously divided and sub-divided. The elders of the various clans (upyaven) and districts (ityar) met and discussed issues at those levels and arrived at democratic decisions that bound their sections. If an issue involved the whole ethnic group, the elders of the various sections and districts met and took a decision. This situation obtained until 1946 when the colonialists established a Tiv central authority by creating the office of a paramount ruler. The paramount ruler (Tor Tiv) lives and administers the people in Gboko, their headquarters town, which was built in 1932. Ascendancy to the Tor Tiv throne is not hereditary.









Source:WIKIPEDIA

xteriouslord

9 years ago

The Precolonial traditional Tiv society was completely egalitarian.

leraunch

4 years ago

it is correct since egalitarian means equality, and republic also connots that

Jesutofunmilayo

12 years ago

It is Republican since the tiv r lyk igbos in whch they practice egalitarianism

leraunch

4 years ago

egalitarian means equality