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An Informal Representation of the Language Spoken by Children from the Nias Ethnic Group in Banuaran Nazara Nazara; Wa’özisökhi Nazara; Oktavianus Oktavianus
LINGUA LITERA : journal of english linguistics and literature Vol 2 No 2 (2017): Lingua Litera
Publisher : STBA Prayoga Padang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (228.825 KB) | DOI: 10.55345/stba1.v2i2.18

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This research aims to identify the language used by children from Nias ethnic families in Banuaran as well as the reason for using the language. The writers wanted to know what language is used and the possible use of other languages and code-mixing performed by these children in various situations, including athome, in the community of Nias, and in other places. The authors would like to know the reason of the selection and use of the language. The authors used andpresented the analysis based on the data obtained is descriptive. The authors conducted observations on the use of language by children at home and in thecommunity of Nias Banuaran Family Association (IKNB). The authors uses several instruments in retrieving data in the form of recordings and thequestioner to be filled by children and parents. It was found that children from the Nias ethnic group in Banuaran use Indonesian and Minangkabau language.They use the languages due to neighborhood environment, family condition, and negative perception on Nias ethnic group. This reveals that the children‟slanguage choice is functional/motivated.
A Note on the Form and Use of the Language of Nias Wa’özisökhi Nazara
TEKNOSASTIK Vol 17, No 1 (2019): TEKNOSASTIK
Publisher : Universitas Teknokrat Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33365/ts.v17i1.186

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Like other languages, the language of Nias is a system of communication, a tool for thought, a medium for self-expression, a social institution and ethnic pride among its native speakers. In spite of its important functions, the language Nias reveals some phenomena calling for attention. One of the phenomena has to do with the increase of education and language contact involving the speakers of the Nias language. Another phenomenon has to do with the attitudes of the speakers of the Nias language toward their native language and culture in general. Still another has to do with some government policies, whose significant positive contribution to the Nias language is still debatable. This short article is organized into four parts. The first part the introduction where the background of the writing the article is presented. The second part contains a short description of the form of the language of Nias. The third part is about the use of the language. The last part is the recommendation on preservation and revitalization of the Nias language.