Li Niha
Nias
Austronesian
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.
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20 mots essentiels en Nias
Eau
idanö
/idanø/
Feu
galu
/ɡalu/
Soleil
luo
/luo/
Lune
mboro
/mboɾo/
Mère
inada
/inada/
Père
amada
/amada/
Manger
manga
/maŋa/
Boire
banua
/banua/
Amour
fauma
/fauma/
Cœur
tödö
/tødø/
Arbre
eu
/eu/
Maison
omo
/omo/
Chien
asu
/asu/
Chat
mao
/mao/
Main
tanga
/taŋa/
Œil
hörö
/høɾø/
Bonjour
ya'ahowu
/jaʔahowu/
Merci
saohagölö
/saohaɡølø/
Un
sara
/saɾa/
Bon
sökhi
/søkʰi/
Sources
Mots comparés
Comparé aux langues Austronesian apparentées
| Sens | Nias | Batak angkola | Gayo | Mandar | ancien javanais (kawi) | Javanais | batak toba |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eau | idanö /idanø/ | aek /aek/ | weih /weih/ | uai /uai/ | ꦮꦫꦶꦃ /warih/ | banyu /banju/ | aek /aek/ |
| Feu | galu /ɡalu/ | api /api/ | rara /ɾaɾa/ | api /api/ | ꦄꦒ꧀ꦤꦶ /aɡni/ | geni /ɡəni/ | api /api/ |
| Soleil | luo /luo/ | ari /ari/ | matacana /matatʃana/ | mata allo /mata alːo/ | ꦱꦸꦂꦪ /suɾja/ | srengéngé /srəŋeŋe/ | mata ni ari /mata ni ari/ |
| Lune | mboro /mboɾo/ | bulan /bulan/ | lao /lao/ | bulang /bulaŋ/ | ꦕꦤ꧀ꦢꦿ /tʃandra/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ |
| Mère | inada /inada/ | inang /inaŋ/ | ine /ine/ | indo /indo/ | ꦆꦧꦸ /ibu/ | ibu /ibu/ | ina /ina/ |
| Père | amada /amada/ | amang /amaŋ/ | ama /ama/ | ama /ama/ | ꦫꦩ /rama/ | bapak /bapak/ | ama /ama/ |
| Manger | manga /maŋa/ | mangan /maŋan/ | mangan /maŋan/ | ma'ande /maʔande/ | ꦄꦩꦔꦤ꧀ /amaŋan/ | mangan /maŋan/ | mangan /maŋan/ |
| Boire | banua /banua/ | minum /minum/ | minum /minum/ | minung /minuŋ/ | ꦄꦩꦶꦤꦸꦩ꧀ /aminum/ | ngombe /ŋombe/ | minum /minum/ |
| Amour | fauma /fauma/ | holong /holoŋ/ | kunyung /kuɲuŋ/ | mappinawa /mapːinawa/ | ꦱꦶꦃ /sih/ | tresna /trɛsna/ | holong /holoŋ/ |
| Cœur | tödö /tødø/ | roha /roha/ | ate /ate/ | ate /ate/ | ꦲꦠꦶ /hati/ | ati /ati/ | roha /roha/ |
| Arbre | eu /eu/ | hayu /haju/ | kayu /kaju/ | kaju /kaju/ | ꦏꦪꦸ /kaju/ | wit /wit/ | hau /hau/ |
| Maison | omo /omo/ | bagas /baɡas/ | umah /umah/ | boyang /bojaŋ/ | ꦈꦩꦃ /umah/ | omah /omah/ | jabu /dʒabu/ |
| Chien | asu /asu/ | asu /asu/ | asu /asu/ | asu /asu/ | ꦄꦱꦸ /asu/ | asu /asu/ | biang /biaŋ/ |
| Chat | mao /mao/ | huting /hutiŋ/ | kucing /kutʃiŋ/ | mio /mio/ | ꦩꦺꦴꦁ /moŋ/ | kucing /kutʃiŋ/ | huting /hutiŋ/ |
| Main | tanga /taŋa/ | tangan /taŋan/ | pumu /pumu/ | lima /lima/ | ꦠꦔꦤ꧀ /taŋan/ | tangan /taŋan/ | tangan /taŋan/ |
| Œil | hörö /høɾø/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | ꦩꦠ /mata/ | mripat /mripat/ | mata /mata/ |
| Bonjour | ya'ahowu /jaʔahowu/ | horas /horas/ | salam /salam/ | salama' ma'ondong /salamaʔ maʔondoŋ/ | ꦫꦲꦪꦸ /rahaju/ | halo /halo/ | horas /horas/ |
| Merci | saohagölö /saohaɡølø/ | mauliate /mauliate/ | matur sangat /matuɾ saŋat/ | kuru' sumanga' /kuɾuʔ sumaŋaʔ/ | ꦤꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀ /nuwun/ | matur nuwun /matur nuwun/ | mauliate /mauliate/ |
| Un | sara /saɾa/ | sada /sada/ | sara /saɾa/ | mesa /mesa/ | ꦌꦏ /eka/ | siji /sidʒi/ | sada /sada/ |
| Bon | sökhi /søkʰi/ | denggan /deŋːan/ | jeroh /dʒeɾoh/ | macoa /matʃoa/ | ꦲꦪꦸ /haju/ | apik /apik/ | denggan /deŋɡan/ |
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