Kadazandusun (language)
| Kadazandusun | ||
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Spoken in |
Malaysia , Brunei | |
| speaker | 141,000 (1991) native speakers | |
| Linguistic classification |
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-3 |
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Kadazandusun is a language spoken by the Dusun and Kadazan in Sabah , Malaysia .
alphabet
The Kadazandusun language is written in Latin letters and has 22 letters. C, F, Q and X are not used, not even in loan words .
ABCDEGHIJKLMNOPRSTUVW YZ
Vowels
Vowels : a, e, i, o, u
Diphthongs : aa, ai, ii, oi, uu
Examples
Genesis 1: 1-3
Ontok di timpuun ih, tuminimpuun o Kinorohingan do minomonsoi do libabou om pomogunan. Orolot iti pomogunan om inggaa 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. Pitongkiado no do Kinoingan ih tanawau do mantad hiri id totuong. Om pungaranai nodi do Kinorohingan do "dangadau" it anawau, om iri otuong nopo nga pinungaranandar do "dongotuong". Haro di sosodopon, sinusuhut minsusuab - iri no o tadau kumoiso.
numbers
| German | Kadazandusun | Malay |
|---|---|---|
| zero | aiso | kosong / sifar |
| one | iso | satu |
| two | duo | dua |
| three | tolu | tiga |
| four | apat | empat |
| five | limo | lima |
| six | onom | enam |
| seven | turu | tujuh |
| eight | walu | lapan |
| nine | Siam | sembilan |
| ten | hopod | sepuluh |
| eleven | hopod om iso | sebelas |
| twenty | duo no hopod | dua puluh |
| three thousand two hundred eighty-nine | tolu noribu duo nahatus walu nohopod om siam | tiga ribu dua ratus lapan puluh sembilan |
Months and days
| German | Kadazandusun |
|---|---|
| January | Milatok |
| February | Mansak |
| March | Gomot |
| April | Ngiop |
| May | Mikat |
| June | Mahas |
| July | Madas |
| August | Magus |
| September | Manoma |
| October | Gumas |
| November | Milau |
| December | Momuhau |
| German | Kadazandusun |
|---|---|
| Monday | Tontolu |
| Tuesday | Madsa |
| Wednesday | Tadtaru |
| Thursday | Kurudu |
| Friday | Mirod |
| Saturday | Kukuak |
| Sunday | Tiwang |
question words
| German | Kadazandusun | Malay |
|---|---|---|
| What | Onu / Nu / Nunu | Apa |
| who | Isai | Siapa |
| Where | Hinonggo / Honggo | Di mana |
| When | Soira | Bila |
| Why | Nokuro | Kenapa |
| How | Poingkuro | Bagaimana |
