Li Niha

Nias

Austronesian

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Nias (Li Niha, "language of Niha [the people]") is the principal Austronesian language of Nias Island, an offshore island in the Indian Ocean off the western coast of North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Nias people are famous for their megalithic stone-jumping warrior culture (hombo batu — leaping over stone columns), traditional Omo Hada dome-shaped chiefly houses, and the Nias festival of Faulokho. Linguistically, Nias has Sundic Austronesian features: voice/focus alternations, classifier-like noun particles, and a rich pronoun system. Two main dialect groups exist: Northern Nias (Niha Bawöra) and Southern Nias (Niha Maenamölö), with Brown's 2001 grammar focused on Southern.

Wo es gesprochen wird

20 Kernwörter in Nias

Wasser

idanö

/idanø/

Feuer

galu

/ɡalu/

Sonne

luo

/luo/

Mond

mboro

/mboɾo/

Mutter

inada

/inada/

Vater

amada

/amada/

Essen

manga

/maŋa/

Trinken

banua

/banua/

Liebe

fauma

/fauma/

Herz

tödö

/tødø/

Baum

eu

/eu/

Haus

omo

/omo/

Hund

asu

/asu/

Katze

mao

/mao/

Hand

tanga

/taŋa/

Auge

hörö

/høɾø/

Hallo

ya'ahowu

/jaʔahowu/

Danke

saohagölö

/saohaɡølø/

Eins

sara

/saɾa/

Gut

sökhi

/søkʰi/

Quellen

Wörter im Vergleich

Verglichen mit verwandten Austronesian-Sprachen

Bedeutung NiasAngkola-BatakGayoMandarAltjavanisch (Kawi)JavanischToba-Batak
Wasser idanö /idanø/ aek /aek/ weih /weih/ uai /uai/ ꦮꦫꦶꦃ /warih/ banyu /banju/ aek /aek/
Feuer galu /ɡalu/ api /api/ rara /ɾaɾa/ api /api/ ꦄꦒ꧀ꦤꦶ /aɡni/ geni /ɡəni/ api /api/
Sonne luo /luo/ ari /ari/ matacana /matatʃana/ mata allo /mata alːo/ ꦱꦸꦂꦪ /suɾja/ srengéngé /srəŋeŋe/ mata ni ari /mata ni ari/
Mond mboro /mboɾo/ bulan /bulan/ lao /lao/ bulang /bulaŋ/ ꦕꦤ꧀ꦢꦿ /tʃandra/ bulan /bulan/ bulan /bulan/
Mutter inada /inada/ inang /inaŋ/ ine /ine/ indo /indo/ ꦆꦧꦸ /ibu/ ibu /ibu/ ina /ina/
Vater amada /amada/ amang /amaŋ/ ama /ama/ ama /ama/ ꦫꦩ /rama/ bapak /bapak/ ama /ama/
Essen manga /maŋa/ mangan /maŋan/ mangan /maŋan/ ma'ande /maʔande/ ꦄꦩꦔꦤ꧀ /amaŋan/ mangan /maŋan/ mangan /maŋan/
Trinken banua /banua/ minum /minum/ minum /minum/ minung /minuŋ/ ꦄꦩꦶꦤꦸꦩ꧀ /aminum/ ngombe /ŋombe/ minum /minum/
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