Central Dusun language
Encyclopedia
Dusun
(Dusun
:Boros Dusun),is the language spoken by the Dusun
people of Sabah
, Malaysia.
dialects.
A B D E G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z
These characters together are called Pimato
Dusun
Dusun is the collective name of a tribe or ethnic and linguistic group in the Malaysian state of Sabah of North Borneo. Due to similarities in culture and language with the Kadazan ethnic group, a new unified term called "Kadazan-Dusun" was created. Collectively, they form the largest ethnic group...
(Dusun
Dusun
Dusun is the collective name of a tribe or ethnic and linguistic group in the Malaysian state of Sabah of North Borneo. Due to similarities in culture and language with the Kadazan ethnic group, a new unified term called "Kadazan-Dusun" was created. Collectively, they form the largest ethnic group...
:Boros Dusun),is the language spoken by the Dusun
Dusun
Dusun is the collective name of a tribe or ethnic and linguistic group in the Malaysian state of Sabah of North Borneo. Due to similarities in culture and language with the Kadazan ethnic group, a new unified term called "Kadazan-Dusun" was created. Collectively, they form the largest ethnic group...
people of Sabah
Sabah
Sabah is one of 13 member states of Malaysia. It is located on the northern portion of the island of Borneo. It is the second largest state in the country after Sarawak, which it borders on its southwest. It also shares a border with the province of East Kalimantan of Indonesia in the south...
, Malaysia.
Official dialect
Under the efforts of the Kadazandusun Cultural Association Sabah, the standardized Kadazandusun language is of the Bundu-liwan dialect spoken in Bundu and Liwan. Dusun Bundu-liwan's selection was based on it being the most mutually intelligible, when conversing with other Dusun or KadazanKadazan
The Kadazans are an ethnic group indigenous to the state of Sabah in Malaysia. They are found mainly on the west coast of Sabah, the surrounding locales, and various locations in the interior. Due to similarities in culture and language with the Dusun ethnic group, and also because of other...
dialects.
Alphabet
The Dusun-Kadazan language is written using the Latin Alphabet and it has 22 characters:A B D E G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z
These characters together are called Pimato
Structure
The Dusun phrase structure follow a different pattern since the normal English S – V – O structure is non-existent in the Dusun construction. A typical Dusun sentence follows the V – S – O structure.Genesis 1:1-3
Ontok di timpuun ih, tuminimpuun o Kinorohingan do minomonsoi do libabou om pomogunan. Orolot iti pomogunan om ingaa suang, om pointuong nokulumutan di rahat topuhod. Mintulud sunduan do Kinorohingan do hiri id soibau di waig. Om pomoros nodi o Kinorohingan do, "Nawau no" ka. Om haro nodi o tanawau. Om asanangan tomod o Kinorohingan do nokokitoh diri. Potongkiado no do Kinoingan ih tanawau do mantad hiri id totuong. Om pungaranai nodi do Kinorohingan do "dangadau" it anawau, om iri otuong nopo nga pinungaranan dau do "dongotuong". Haro di sosodopon, sinusuhut minsusuab – iri no o tadau kumoiso.Translation
In the beginning God created heaven and earth. The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep water. The spirit of God was hovering over the water. Then God said, "Let there be light!" So there was light. God saw the light was good. So God separated the light from the darkness. God named the light "day", and the darkness he named "night". There was evening, then morning, the first day.| English | Dusun |
|---|---|
| zero | aiso |
| one | iso |
| two | duo |
| three | tolu |
| four | apat |
| five | limo |
| six | onom |
| seven | turu |
| eight | walu |
| nine | siam |
| ten | hopod |
| eleven | hopod om iso |
Months and days
| English | Dusun |
|---|---|
| January | Milatok |
| February | Mansak |
| March | Gomot |
| April | Ngiop |
| May | Mikat |
| June | Mahas |
| July | Madas |
| August | Magus |
| September | Manom |
| October | Gumas |
| November | Milau |
| December | Momuhau |
| English | Dusun |
|---|---|
| Monday | Tontolu |
| Tuesday | Madsa |
| Wednesday | Tadtaru |
| Thursday | Kurudu |
| Friday | Mirod |
| Saturday | Kukuak |
| Sunday | Tiwang |