Linguistic Analysis on the Names of Nias Ancestors  

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Jenis: Article from Proceeding
Dalam koleksi: KOLITA 14 : Konferensi Linguistik Tahunan Atma Jaya Keempat Belas, page 111-115.
Topik: Anthroponomastics; Culture; Li Niha; Name; Nias
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This is a cultural-linguistic analysis on the names of Nias ancestors. Anthroponomastics on Nias ancient proper names contains some worthy cultural accounts about the tribe. Looking at most of Nias names nowadays triggers a question as to why are the names so ‘funny’ or amusing to other people with Indonesian linguistic background. Such a question was the reason that motivated the present researcher to conduct a research on this matter. The purpose was to obtain an insight on the thoughts as well as philosophical and cultural values held by Nias people in the past and encompassed in how they named their descendants. In order to get the data, senior villagers were interviewed by the researcher. The data gatethered were then classified according to the meanings and messages contained in those meanings. After that, the researcher reported the result in a descriptive analytical report. After conducting the research, it was revealed that it is not only the present-day Nias people who have such linguistically amusing names but also the generations who lived before them. The research shows that the names vary in meanings and aspects of life. What makes it interesting is that not only the names are semantically amusing but they also tell important cultural values held by those ancestors living in the past. Written in Li Niha or Nias language, there were names with negative meanings such as Sasao (garbage), Silöguna (the one with no benefit), and Taide'u (rat's feces). Some of the people were named after animals' names and their body parts like Talaho (frog), I'omao (cat's tail), and Atemanu (chicken's liver). Among other names, those ancestors were also named according to what their parents felt about daily lives such as Kefelö'ö (no money), Sodania (there will be), and Marase (being tired). Compared to the present-day names of Nias people, the names now become more positive in meanings.

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