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Nias (Li Niha)
Native to: Indonesia
Region: Nias and Batu Islands, North Sumatra
Ethnicity: Nias people
Native speakers: 770,000 (2000 census)
Language family: Austronesian

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.

Nias is typically considered to have three dialects.

Northern dialect: particularly the Gunungsitoli variety, Alasa and Lahewa area.
South dialect: South Nias, Gomo Area, Telukdalam Area and Batu Islands.
Central dialect: West Nias, particularly in Sirombu and Mandrehe areas.

LINKS:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nias_language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nias_people
(https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nias_language#Noun_case_marking_(mutation)
https://nia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olayama
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