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Language code: nia

Technical information about ISO 639 language code nia

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The table below provides technical details for the Nias language, designated by the nia code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

nia

Name

Nias

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Northern NiasCentral NiasSouthern Nias
Related languages
MentawaiEngganoSimeulueBatak
Key facts
Uses a Latin-based orthography with the glottal stop ’ and the letter öAll nouns begin with a nasal consonant due to historical sound changeDisplays an ergative–absolutive alignment rare in Malayo-PolynesianBasic clause order is Verb–Actor–ObjectThe greeting “Ya’ahowu” covers hello, goodbye and blessings
Sample phrase

Ya’ahowu, höi?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Nias language, identified by the code nia, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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