NLS_LANG=GERMAN_GERMANY.UTF8
ORA_NCHAR_LITERAL_REPLACE=TRUE
SQL> SELECT VALUE
2 FROM nls_database_parameters
3 WHERE parameter = 'NLS_NCHAR_CHARACTERSET';
If you are using oracle client, and would like to include unicode characters in the CommandText, you should add the folloing line to the start of your application:
System.Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("ORA_NCHAR_LITERAL_REPLACE", "TRUE");
This will allow you, in case you need it, to use the following syntax:
command.CommandText = "INSERT into UNICODEDATA (ID, UNICODESTRING) Values (11, N'Τι κάνεις;')";
Oracle white paper: Migration to Unicode Datatypes for Multilingual Databases and Applications. http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/globalization/pdf/TWP_NCHAR_MIGRATION_10gR2.pdf.