What does にゃ mean at the end of a sentence or as a particle?


From the title of a YouTube video:

> だるまさんが転んにゃ

From the song じょんから女節:

> 春は私にゃ 遠すぎる

I suspect the second usage might be a contraction of に and the 関西弁 copula や,
but I'm not sure. Did the first one come from んにゃ <= んや <= んである?




There are a [few places](http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~QM4H-IIM/ktb_fr_a.htm#ni)
where にゃ is used in place of certain constructions, but is it possible that
these are just someone trying to be cute?

The first one is a contraction of the phrase だるまさんがころんだ, which is a children's
game similar to 'red light, green light.' Seems possible that using にゃ is just
trying to be childish/cute/catlike in its pronunciation.

The second one is a contraction of には, which also might not be directly
related to dialects and simply a contraction based on speech. So while this
isn't really _cute_ per se, it certainly could be, but otherwise it just
strikes me as a normal contraction.




There are a [few places](http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~QM4H-IIM/ktb_fr_a.htm#ni)
where にゃ is used in place of certain constructions, but is it possible that
these are just someone trying to be cute?

The first one is a contraction of the phrase だるまさんがころんだ, which is a children's
game similar to 'red light, green light.' Seems possible that using にゃ is just
trying to be childish/cute/catlike in its pronunciation.

The second one is a contraction of には, which also might not be directly
related to dialects and simply a contraction based on speech. So while this
isn't really _cute_ per se, it certainly could be, but otherwise it just
strikes me as a normal contraction.

