niasese

niasese
\\|nēə|sēz, -ēs\ noun (plural niasese)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Nias, island in the Indian ocean + English -ese
1. : a people inhabiting the island of Nias west of Sumatra
2. : a member of the Niasese people

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  • niasese — ni·a·sese …   English syllables

  • English — Synonyms and related words: Abnaki, Afghan, Afghani, Afrikaans, Ainu, Akan, Akkadian, Albanian, Aleut, Algonquin, Amharic, Andaman, Annamese, Anzanite, Apache, Arabic, Aramaic, Araucanian, Arawak, Armenian, Assamese, Austral, Avestan, Aymara,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • language — Synonyms and related words: Abnaki, Afghan, Afghani, Afrikaans, Afro Asiatic, Ainu, Akan, Akkadian, Albanian, Aleut, Algonquian, Algonquin, Amharic, Anatolian, Anatolic, Andaman, Annamese, Anzanite, Apache, Arabic, Aramaic, Araucanian, Arawak,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • nias — ˈnēˌäs noun ( es) Usage: usually capitalized : the Austronesian language of the Niasese people * * * nias(se obs. forms of nyas …   Useful english dictionary

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