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.
Dove si parla
20 parole essenziali in Nias
Acqua
idanö
/idanø/
Fuoco
galu
/ɡalu/
Sole
luo
/luo/
Luna
mboro
/mboɾo/
Madre
inada
/inada/
Padre
amada
/amada/
Mangiare
manga
/maŋa/
Bere
banua
/banua/
Amore
fauma
/fauma/
Cuore
tödö
/tødø/
Albero
eu
/eu/
Casa
omo
/omo/
Cane
asu
/asu/
Gatto
mao
/mao/
Mano
tanga
/taŋa/
Occhio
hörö
/høɾø/
Ciao
ya'ahowu
/jaʔahowu/
Grazie
saohagölö
/saohaɡølø/
Uno
sara
/saɾa/
Buono
sökhi
/søkʰi/
Fonti
Parole a confronto
Confrontato con le lingue Austronesian correlate
| Significato | Nias | Batak angkola | Gayo | Mandar | giavanese antico (kawi) | Giavanese | batak toba |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acqua | idanö /idanø/ | aek /aek/ | weih /weih/ | uai /uai/ | ꦮꦫꦶꦃ /warih/ | banyu /banju/ | aek /aek/ |
| Fuoco | galu /ɡalu/ | api /api/ | rara /ɾaɾa/ | api /api/ | ꦄꦒ꧀ꦤꦶ /aɡni/ | geni /ɡəni/ | api /api/ |
| Sole | luo /luo/ | ari /ari/ | matacana /matatʃana/ | mata allo /mata alːo/ | ꦱꦸꦂꦪ /suɾja/ | srengéngé /srəŋeŋe/ | mata ni ari /mata ni ari/ |
| Luna | mboro /mboɾo/ | bulan /bulan/ | lao /lao/ | bulang /bulaŋ/ | ꦕꦤ꧀ꦢꦿ /tʃandra/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ |
| Madre | inada /inada/ | inang /inaŋ/ | ine /ine/ | indo /indo/ | ꦆꦧꦸ /ibu/ | ibu /ibu/ | ina /ina/ |
| Padre | amada /amada/ | amang /amaŋ/ | ama /ama/ | ama /ama/ | ꦫꦩ /rama/ | bapak /bapak/ | ama /ama/ |
| Mangiare | manga /maŋa/ | mangan /maŋan/ | mangan /maŋan/ | ma'ande /maʔande/ | ꦄꦩꦔꦤ꧀ /amaŋan/ | mangan /maŋan/ | mangan /maŋan/ |
| Bere | banua /banua/ | minum /minum/ | minum /minum/ | minung /minuŋ/ | ꦄꦩꦶꦤꦸꦩ꧀ /aminum/ | ngombe /ŋombe/ | minum /minum/ |
| Amore | fauma /fauma/ | holong /holoŋ/ | kunyung /kuɲuŋ/ | mappinawa /mapːinawa/ | ꦱꦶꦃ /sih/ | tresna /trɛsna/ | holong /holoŋ/ |
| Cuore | tödö /tødø/ | roha /roha/ | ate /ate/ | ate /ate/ | ꦲꦠꦶ /hati/ | ati /ati/ | roha /roha/ |
| Albero | eu /eu/ | hayu /haju/ | kayu /kaju/ | kaju /kaju/ | ꦏꦪꦸ /kaju/ | wit /wit/ | hau /hau/ |
| Casa | omo /omo/ | bagas /baɡas/ | umah /umah/ | boyang /bojaŋ/ | ꦈꦩꦃ /umah/ | omah /omah/ | jabu /dʒabu/ |
| Cane | asu /asu/ | asu /asu/ | asu /asu/ | asu /asu/ | ꦄꦱꦸ /asu/ | asu /asu/ | biang /biaŋ/ |
| Gatto | mao /mao/ | huting /hutiŋ/ | kucing /kutʃiŋ/ | mio /mio/ | ꦩꦺꦴꦁ /moŋ/ | kucing /kutʃiŋ/ | huting /hutiŋ/ |
| Mano | tanga /taŋa/ | tangan /taŋan/ | pumu /pumu/ | lima /lima/ | ꦠꦔꦤ꧀ /taŋan/ | tangan /taŋan/ | tangan /taŋan/ |
| Occhio | hörö /høɾø/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | ꦩꦠ /mata/ | mripat /mripat/ | mata /mata/ |
| Ciao | ya'ahowu /jaʔahowu/ | horas /horas/ | salam /salam/ | salama' ma'ondong /salamaʔ maʔondoŋ/ | ꦫꦲꦪꦸ /rahaju/ | halo /halo/ | horas /horas/ |
| Grazie | saohagölö /saohaɡølø/ | mauliate /mauliate/ | matur sangat /matuɾ saŋat/ | kuru' sumanga' /kuɾuʔ sumaŋaʔ/ | ꦤꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀ /nuwun/ | matur nuwun /matur nuwun/ | mauliate /mauliate/ |
| Uno | sara /saɾa/ | sada /sada/ | sara /saɾa/ | mesa /mesa/ | ꦌꦏ /eka/ | siji /sidʒi/ | sada /sada/ |
| Buono | sökhi /søkʰi/ | denggan /deŋːan/ | jeroh /dʒeɾoh/ | macoa /matʃoa/ | ꦲꦪꦸ /haju/ | apik /apik/ | denggan /deŋɡan/ |
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