Official dialect
Under the efforts of the Kadazandusun Cultural Association Sabah, the standardizedKadazandusun 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 Kadazan dialects. [1]
[edit]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
[edit]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.
[edit]Examples
[edit]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.
[edit]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 |
|---|---|
| one | iso |
| two | duo |
| three | tolu |
| four | apat |
| five | limo |
| six | onom |
| seven | turu |
| eight | walu |
| nine | siam |
| ten | hopod |
| eleven | hopod om iso |
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