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Every noun appears in two case forms: mutated and unmutated case. The unmutated case form is used in citation and is thus used as lemma here. The mutated case form is often required within a clause or a phrase (see Wikipedia:Nias language#Grammar for details), and its shape is predictable from the unmutated citation form for all nouns beginning with a consonant. The template {{nia-noun}} automatically generates the mutated form for these nouns.

• E.g. for fakhe (“rice”), {{nia-noun}} displays: fakhe (mutated form vakhe).

For vowel initial nouns, the mutated form is formed with g- or n- without a predictable rule; the consonant of the mutated form then has to be added manually in the template.

• E.g. for alitö (“fire”), {{nia-noun|g}} displays: alitö (mutated form galitö), while for ono (“child”), {{nia-noun|ono|n}} displays: ono (mutated form nono).

You cannot use the template if the mutated form of a vowel initial noun is not known. When in doubt, just use the generic template {{head|nia|noun}}.

The mutated form can be added as a non-lemma noun form. For instance, geu (mutated form of eu) has the following entry:

==Nias==

===Noun===
{{head|nia|noun form}}

# {{noun form of|nia|eu||mutated form|t=wood}}

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• Move under poz-cet: Alor (aol), Baliledo (poz-bal), Batuley (bay), Dhao (nfa), Dobel (kvo), East Tarangan (tre), Fordata (frd), Karey (kyd), Kedang (ksx), Kepo' (kuk), Koba (kpd), Kola (kvv), Kompane (kvp), Kowiai (kwh), Kuri (nbn), Li'o (ljl), Mamboru (mvd), Manombai (woo), Wanukaka (wnk), West Tarangan (txn)
• Move under poz-bop: Ampanang (apg), Aoheng (pni), Bahau (bhv), Baram Kayan (kys), Bolongan (blj), Busang Kayan (bfg), Hovongan (hov), Kajaman (kag), Kayan River Kayan (xkn), Kereho (xke), Modang (mxd), Rejang Kayan (ree), Tunjung (tjg)
• Move under poz-cma: Naka'ela (nae)
• Move under poz-tot: Balaesang (bls), Boano (Sulawesi) (bzl), Lauje (law), Tajio (tdj), Tomini (txm)
• Move under poz-kal: Baras (brs), Moma (myl), Rampi (lje)
• Move under poz-mun: Busoa (bup), Tukang Besi North (khc)
• Move under poz-sbj: Indonesian Bajau (bdl)
• Move under poz-slb: Saluan (loe)
• Move under poz-ssw: Coastal Konjo (kjc), Embaloh (emb), Highland Konjo (kjk), Kalumpang (kli), Maiwa (Indonesia) (wmm), Seko Tengah (sko), Taman (Indonesia) (tmn)
• Move under poz-tim: Kisar (kje)
• Move under poz-wot: Kalao (kly), Kamaru (kgx)
• Move under phi: Bantik (bnq)

Descendant of kaw: Osing (osi), Tengger (tes)