Nias Island Research Articles

Kualitas Pembangunan Manusia Pulau Nias Sebagai Perwujudan Tujuan Pembangunan Manusia Berkelanjutan

The purpose of the research is to look at the achievements of human development on Nias Island from its three constituent aspects namely health, education and income. Based on an analysis of the three aspects of the HDI compilers, the quality of human development on Nias Island during the period of 2014 to 2018 showed an increase. This research uses descriptive analysis techniques using secondary data. The results also show that there is still a disparity in human development between regions on Nias Island. The human development of Gunungsitoli City is better compared to other regions. This is influenced by regional factors, infrastructure, and easy access to reach aspects of life such as education facilities and health facilities. To further improve human quality and reduce disparities between regions, the Sumatera Utara Provincial Government needs to make policy programs especially in the aspects of Education and health aspects. Institutional strengthening and infrastructure development to support economic growth for fair and equitable welfare for all people on Nias Island.

RUANG KETIGA DALAM PERJUMPAAN NIAS-KRISTEN DAN MINANGKABAU-MUSLIM DI PADANG

Minangkabau has often been identified as an excluisve ethnic group. In contrast to this view, Nias etnic group in West Sumatera has established a peaceful encounter between Christians and Muslim from both ethnic groups. Nias tribe has been in Padang for about 500 years and encouter Islam as the dominant religion of Minangkabau and other wolrkd religion, namely Christianity. This is something new for the Nias tribe because at first they had animistic beliefs. This article aimes to show the social phenomenon of the meeting between the Nias-Kristen and the Minangkabau-Muslim. Nias community has created a new identity in peacefully bridging the community with Muslim community in Padang. This article explores the formation of new identity among Nias-Padang community as bridging and copping mechanisms to live in a multicultural context that based on Minangkabau-Muslim values in Padang. This new identity heled them to adapt and develop in Padang. This new identity is called Hada Nono Niha Wada (Custom of Nias Padang). This change does not only relate to the name used but also includes component that are in the custom itself. The author employs Homi Bhabha’s third space theory to examine the encounter of Nias Padang-Christianity community and Minang-Muslim host community in Padang. The article shows that through social negotiation, Nias Padang-Christianity community in Padang have formulated new identity that different from that of Nias in the Island of Nias and created the third space to copping with Minangkabau culture-tradition. This negotiation resulted in a custom that had a pattern of openness in accepting differences. The third space provides a place for them to build a mindset that can make them survive as a minority that is able to manage differences into a unity that can be accepted by various parties and living peacefully with the Minangkabau-Muslim community in the greater Padang area.

Implementation of Electre Method in Determining Tourism Places in North Sumatera

A tourist in determining the purpose of his tour, must be based on several criteria that are used as a determining factor in choosing. These criteria are taken into consideration by tourists in determining which tourist attractions will be chosen. Thus this study aims to assist tourists in choosing tourist attractions in North Sumatra based on the desired criteria and / or provide information to tourists about the best tourist attractions in North Sumatra in accordance with the desired criteria. The Elimination Et Choix Traduisant La Realita (ELECTRE) method which is a system that uses a multicriter decision making method based on the outranking concept by using a pairwise comparison of alternatives based on each appropriate criterion. This research resulted in a recommendation for natural tourist attractions in North Sumatra, namely Teluk Dalam tourism in the Nias Islands.

Pelestarian desa Hilinawalo Mazino di Kepulauan Nias sebagai destinasi wisata

Nias merupakan pulau yang berada disebelah barat Pulau Sumatera, tepatnya di Provinsi Sumatera Utara. Desa Hilinawalo Mazino merupakan desa yang berada di kecamatan Mazino, kabupaten Nias Selatan yang memiliki luas 8,5 kilometer persegi. Desa Hilinawalo Mazino memiliki banyak rumah adat tradisional Nias, namun setelah terjadinya gempa pada tahun 2005 dan kerusakan karena kurangnya perawatan hingga ditinggalkan penghuni, mengakibatkan Desa Hilinawalo Mazino kehilangan beberapa rumah adat mereka. Tujuan studi ini ialah menemukan cara pelestarian untuk mempertahakan keadaan dan kelestarian Desa Hilinawalo Mazino sebagai destinasi wisata berkelanjutan di Kepulauan Nias. Metode pengumpulan data dengan observasi, survei data sekunder dan wawancara. Metode menganalisis data dengan mengolah hasil survei yang didapatkan dengan 4 prinsip Pedoman Pengembangan Desa Wisata. Kesimpulannya, cara pelestarian desa Hilinawalo Mazino sebagai destinasi wisata terwujud dengan 4 prinsip tersebut.

Importance of evaluation for post-disaster assets: a preliminary study in Aceh, Indonesia

Responding to the effects of the earthquake and tsunami in 2004, Badan Rehabilitasi dan Rekonstruksi Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam-Nias (BRR NAD-Nias) was assigned as the coordinating and executing agency for improving the region in Aceh province and Nias islands in Indonesia. The allocation for the projects directly implemented by the BRR was approximately USD 2.6 billion. Based on local regulation, these assets must be turned over to the Aceh government. Although most assets were already occupied, neither an appropriate handover nor external project evaluation was conducted. This preliminary study surveyed opinions from building users regarding building quality, the need for building evaluation, and the general opinion for occupying assets with no appropriate handover process in a post-disaster context. The samples included a school, health center, and a sub-district level government office in Banda Aceh city. This study used descriptive methods and a quantitative approach. Results showed the majority of respondents doubted the quality and condition of the assets and agreed with the importance of conducting asset evaluation. However, they are uncertain whether occupying assets before an appropriate handover was appropriate because the post-disaster situation required assets to be functional as soon as possible.

Maximizing Power Tracking of an Offshore Wind Turbine Using Perturb and Observe Method

As fossil energy sources have been limited, renewable energy sources are now being explored. The wind energy is potential in the coastal area of Indonesia such as Nias island. There is only 0.5% of the potential energy sources in this area has been used. This article studies the wind energy prospect and simulates the implementation of maximum power point tracking based on perturb and observe method for permanent magnet synchronous generator of wind energy converter. Study shows that the method is able to enhance output power of wind energy generator about 7.22 % in average with shorter tracking time of 0.67 s.

Sebaran Rumpon di Samudera Hindia pada Daerah Penangkapan Purse Seine

Rumpon atau Fish Aggregating Devices (FAD) telah lama digunakan oleh para nelayan purse seine di Sibolga. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memetakan rumpon yang dioperasikan oleh para nelayan Sibolga di Samudera Hindia dan jenis ikan yang ditangkap di sekitar rumpon tersebut. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di Pelabuhan Perikanan Nusantara Sibolga, Propinsi Sumatera Utara. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat tiga wilayah pemasangan rumpun di Samudera Hindia yaitu (1) Zona rumpon yang berada di Pulau Nias, (2) Zona Ekonomi Eksklusif Indonesia (ZEEI), dan (3) Rumpon yang berada di Kepulauan Mentawai. Selanjutnya, berdasarkan jenisnya, ikan-ikan yang dominan tertangkap di sekitar rumpon adalah cakalang (1114,196 ton), layang pectoral pendek (338,344 ton) dan layang deles (217,505 ton), tongkol pisang-balaki (165,67 ton), tembang (148,786 ton), madidihang (78,175 ton). Secara keseluruhan, penelitian ini menemukan bahwa hasil tangkapan dengan menggunakan purse seine di tiga wilayah tersebut atas didominasi oleh ikan-ikan yang berukuran kecil dan sedang. Daerah penangkapan ikan yang potensial bagi nelayan purse saine Sibolga berada di perairan di sekitar Pulau Nias dan Pulau Mentawai.

Museum of Nias Earthquake (Vernacular Architecture)

Museum of Nias Earthquake is about a place to reintroduce local wisdom from Nias Island that related to their history and traditional building technology in response to earthquake disasters, with the aim of education and tourism. Nowadays, modern civilization marginalized a local culture. Vernacular themes are a solution in presenting the results of local-themed design. It will become an example of how to apply the local wisdom in contemporary building design, with the aim of reintroducing local sense. To achieve a vernacular theme, it started by using local materials, abstraction of local traditional houses, application of symbols and meanings from traditional building cosmology, and using observation and literature methodology. The result of this design is to meet the community needs for tourism objects that have a locality feel in Gunungsitoli City, Nias.

Genetic Similarity of Three Durian (Durio zibethinus Murr.) Populations from Nias Island Sumatera Utara Based on Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR)

Genetic similarity of 3 durian poulations [Nias Kota (NK), Nias Induk (NI), and Nias Barat (NB)] had been evaluated based on Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) markers. The objectives of this study were to assess the genetic similarity of three durian population. There were 10 durian samples from each population. The genomic DNA was amplified using 4 primers (DzMTb021, Dz621, Dz535, and Dz504). All of locus had 100% of pholymorphism except Dz621 with 33.33% pholymorphism. Dendrogram was cosntructed using Unweighted air-Group Method Arithmetic (UPGMA) based on Numerical Taxonomy and Multivariate System (NTSys) computer program. The result showed that the ten sample were not clustered within their populations. Genetic similarity of 30 durian from three population was 63%, and genetic similarity of durian within NK, NI, and NB population was 72, 74, and 59% respectively. The similarity of NK and NI population ws the highest when compared to NB.

A Study on the Implication of Tourism Destination and Customer Satisfaction-Based Sustainable Cultural and Heritage Tourism on Tourists Retention in Nias Island-Indonesia

Cultural and heritage tourism is a form of tourism that merges elements of education, tour, cultural and nature preservation as well as economic activities. Since local culture in its original context is the main attractions, then the potential of local culture to disappear can be resolved. Based on the research results on the effect of Sustainable cultural and heritage tourism on tourist’s retention, it was discovered that there is an increase in the effect of Sustainable cultural and heritage tourism on tourist’s retention. Based on the findings of this research regarding the effect of Tourism Destination on tourist’s retention, it was discovered that there is an effect of Tourism Destination on tourist’s retention. With the improvement of Tourism Destination, tourist’s retention can be increased. Based on findings of this research, it was discovered that tourist satisfaction has no effect on tourist’s retention. The decreased Tourist Satisfaction leads to the decline in tourist’s retention. Regarding the effect of sustainable cultural and heritage tourism, tourism destination and customer satisfaction on tourist’s retention in Nias Island, it was revealed that these three variables (sustainable cultural and heritage tourism, tourism destination and customer satisfaction) have simultaneous effects on tourist’s retention in Nias Island.

Causative constructions in the language of nias

This is a brief analysis of causative constructions in Nias, an Austronesian language spoken by around 813,155 people on the island of Nias of the west coast of Sumatera in Indonesia. It specifically deals with the strategies employed in constructing causatives in the verb-initial language. Data were obtained from Nias-speaking informants living in Laowowaga, one of the villages in the district of East Lahewa in the reference of North Nias. The results of the analysis show that causatives in the language of Nias are constructed through morpholexical operation involving affixes and words/pre-categrorials. More specifically, some causatives are formed by attaching prefix {fe-} or its allomorph {f-} to an intransitive verb. Some are formed by morpholexical operation involving suffix {-o} and an adjective or suffix {-go} and a pre-categorial.n Both morpholexical operations involving prefix and those involving suffix and the base introduce direct causers. Some causatives are formed by attaching confix {fa-...-o} to a transitive verb as the base. This morpholexical operation changes the argument function introduced from direct causer to indirect causer.

EKSISTENSI HUKUM ADAT DALAM PENYELESAIAN KONFLIK PADA DAERAH OTONOM

In addition to the current positive law or written law or product legislation there is also an unwritten law which is a living law. The law which grows, develops, and is maintained in a society is better known as Customary law. Customary law as a law born from the personality of the Indonesian nation is clearly very important for the Indonesian people. Customary law is an expression or statement of human thoughts and feelings about the just and unjust growing in society. Until now the Indonesian people in autonomous regions tend to respect the customary laws that apply in their area, for example are the nagari law in Minangkabau, the nagari law in Aceh, the Fondrako law (customary law and customary procedures) in the Nias Islands North Sumatra. Local people choose not to violate the customary law because of severe sanctions and are reluctant to the deal with traditional institutions or communities so that customary law is respected by people in autonomous regions like this. Other problems that often arise in the community, usually, are related to land disputes, inheritance, etc., for example the land dispute that occurred in 2017 in the Segene Balik village, KutePanang Subdistrict, Central Aceh, which was able to be resolved by the customary justice. This shows how the existence of customary law in resolving conflicts in autonomous regions currently has a very important role. Given that it is not always written law in the form of legislation, the customary law can always follow the development of the society. Another important role, customary law as a law that lives, grows and develops in the community, is the main source of the formulation of legislation. Keywords: Existence of Customary Law, Autonomous Region, Conflict

PEMETAAN LOKASI PARIWISATA DAN PENGINAPAN DI PULAU NIAS BERBASIS ANDROID

The attraction is something that attracts people to visit a certain area. Nias Island has a lot of exotic and interesting tourist areas visited by tourists from home and abroad. However, there are still many tourists who still do not know the location of the tourist and lodging routes. So the purpose of the design of Tourism and Lodging Object Applications in Nias Island based on Android is to make it easier for tourists to search for tourist locations and lodging as well as a navigation tool to find out the route to tourist attractions and lodging. The results of this study will provide a GIS-based Tourist and Lodging Application on Nias Island which is implemented on a Mobile system.

Silence and Politeness in Nias Island

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An Investigation of Seismicity for the West Sumatra Region Indonesia

The purpose of this research was to investigate the seismicity of the West Sumatra region in the coordinates area of 94° E – 104° E and 2° N - 4° S. Guttenberg-Richer magnitude-frequency relation and seismic risk have been computed. Historical data of earthquakes used from year of 1970 to 2017 with magnitude higher than 4. The study area was divided into 8 sub-regions based on seismotectonic characteristics, plate tectonic and geological models. The determination of seismotectonic characteristics was based on the level of seismic activity in a region (a value) and rock stress condition (b value). High a value was associated with high seismic activity, whereas high b values were associated with low stress rock conditions, and vice versa. Based on the calculation results, a and b values were obtained in the interval of 5.5-11.3 and 0.7-2. The highest b value was obtained in the sub region 5 (Nias islands), while the lowest b value was obtained in sub region 7 (the Mentawai islands). The sub region 7, Mentawai Islands was indicated as the seismic risk potential areas.

STUDY GRADATION AND MOISTURE CONTENT OF SAND EMBANKMENT ON PEAT SUBJECTED VIBRATION POTENTIAL LIQUEFACTION

In recent years large earthquakes often occur on the island of Sumatra. There is a phenomenon of the damage occurred during the earthquake, one of the effects is a phenomenon of loss of soil strength due to vibration called liquefaction. Some cases of liquefaction occur in some areas in Aceh, Nias Island, Padang and Pariaman. Pekanbaru is located close to the fault area that causes the occurrence of earthquake wave propagation. Pekanbaru are also at risk for geotechnical problems because of earthquake such as liquefaction. Evaluation of liquefaction potential could using by in-situ test and by laboratory test. The laboratory test to evaluation liquefaction potential among which method of experiment shaking table. In this study, liquefaction phenomenon was conducted by creating a physical model of a laboratory scale using a one-way vibration machine, with a review of how big the influence of sand gradation, sand shaped and grain-size, and surface water level in the sand against liquefaction potential. Evaluate of liquefaction potential based on the surface reading of the soil movement, elapsed time for final settlement and an excess pore water dissipation (EPD) during testing. Based on the results of performed test, indicated that fine sand on fully saturated conditions have the potential of maximum settlement for 20.67% and maximum ascend of pore water for 46.67%. This result mean that poorly graded fine sand on fully saturated conditions has more liquefaction potential than medium sand, coarse sand, and well graded sand

The Status of Nias Language

<p>Nias language is one of the local languages used in Indonesia. This Nias language speakers are on the island of Nias in North Sumatra Province. Nias language is part of the proto-Austronesian languages. The use of Nias language is spoken in the area of North Nias, West Nias, and South Nias. The use of this language in the three districts of Nias certainly has a kinship relationship either of similar or different. Definitely the derivation of this Austronesian language, Nias language, is reflected lexically in Nias language which is bequeathed either linearly or innovatively. The lexicostatistics and glotochronology methods were utilized to investigate the kinship relationship of three languages spoken in North Nias, West Nias and South Nias based on Swadesh 200 words. The data collection of the three languages in North, West and South of Nias is obtained from the informant interviews, observation and native informant speech recorded.</p><p> </p><p>Key words: <strong>Nias language</strong><strong>, Proto Austronesia, le</strong><strong>xico</strong><strong>statisti</strong><strong>c</strong><strong>, k</strong><strong>inship.</strong></p>

Rentang Budaya Prasejarah Nias: Dating dan Wilayah Budaya

AbstractPrehistoric culture in Nias Island are consist of palaeolithic, mesolitic, to megalithic.Till now, it’s culture dominated by megalithic traditions. Based on the carbon dating to some mesolithic and megalithic sites, found that time period of mesolithic culture to the middle Ages in North Nias cultural area. Time period of megalithic culture in South Nias cultural area around 600—350 years ago and 260 years ago in North Nias cultural area.

Proses Pembuatan Megalitik Nias Sebagai Bagian Sistem Upacara Owasa ( Studi Kasus Proses Sebagai Sebuah Sistem Upacara Owasa di Situs Megalitik Orahili Fau)

AbstractThe Nias Island is known to possess many relics in the megalithic tradition, in various forms – decorative and non decorative motifs, that emerged some questions about the material of megalithic relics, how to bring the large objects, where they did, what kind of tool they used. The process of making megalithic objects is a system who finally becaming as culture until now a megalithic.

Improving the Quality of Human Resources Through Local Cultural Values (The Tradition of HomboBatu on Nias Island)

Improving the Quality of Human Resources Through Local Cultural Values (The Tradition of HomboBatu on Nias Island)