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The study of the heat capacity of the intermetallic compound NdNi_{4}Si including the effect of the magnetic field is reported. This compound crystallizes in the hexagonal CaCu_5-type structure, space group P6/mmm. NdNi_{4}Si is ferromagnetic with T_C = 8 K and the saturation magnetic moment of 1.5 μ_{B}/f.u. at 4.2 K (in H = 9 T). The heat capacity was analyzed considering the electronic contribution, the Schottky anomaly, and the lattice contributions in the frames of the Debye model. The scheme of the energy levels created by the crystal electric field split is determined from the Schottky contribution to the specific heat. NdNi_{4}Si was characterized by the electronic heat capacity coefficient γ = 85 mJ/(mol K^2) and the Debye temperature Θp_D = 325 K.