Li Niha (Nias Language)

Li Niha (Nias Language)

Li Niha (Nias Language) is a language used by the community of Nias Island. Nias Language has gone along away since last hundred years and it is categorized as a unique language which has no consonant in its final words.

Li Niha is used as a lingua franca of religious speech, tradition ceremony, wedding party and other ceremonies or parties. Li Niha consists of three dialects:

1. Si fa ba da'ӧ (Nias District, North Nias District, Western Nias District, Southern Nias 
    Distrct)

2. Si fa ba gandrӧ (Southern Nias District)

3. Si fa Haega gaӧ (Southern Nias District)

Based on the dialects above, it can be drawn than Southern Nias District owns the three dialects.