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>>13095115
It's a double piece of brilliance.

Nipah also means 'smile'.
So whenever Rika says Nipah, she's actually trying to be joyful.

She's so broken on the inside that she can't even laugh. She never laughs one time during the entirety of Higurashi. So whenever she says that, I just assume she remembers it's her cue to laugh but doesn't have the internal energy to do so, and can only say Nipah~

Not to mention it being a virus which originated from Africa is something that was mentioned in Higurashi Outbreak.
I highly highly doubt it's a coincidence.