Nias
Li Niha
Nias is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, by about 825.8 thousand people.
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The Nias language is an Austronesian language spoken on Nias Island and the Batu Islands off the west coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. It is known as Li Niha by its native speakers. It belongs to the Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands subgroup which also includes Mentawai and the Batak languages. It had about 770,000 speakers in 2000. There are three main dialects: northern, central and southern. It is an open-syllable language, which means there are no syllable-final consonants.
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Words in Nias
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | ina | |
| man | ndramatua | |
| woman | ndra'alawe | |
| water | idanö | |
| rain | teu | |
| dog | asu | |
| bird | fofo | |
| pig | bawi | |
| four | õfa | |
| thank you | saohagölö | |
| red | oyo | |
| white | fusi | |
| black | a-itö |
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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