Thursday, June 27, 2024

Kadazan Words Compared to Dusun Words

Let us try to understand a bit about some of KadazanDusun words.

We take the words "forest' and "jungle", "similar or alike"

Forest in Kadazan is 'pias' whereas in Dusun, it is 'gouton.'

Jungle in Kadazan is 'tahun' or 'katahunan.' I'm not sure whether there is a word for jungle in Dusun. Maybe it is "talun."

Similar is 'miaga or miipiaga' in Kadazan while the Dusun equivalent is 'irad' or 'miagal or miniagal'.

The Kadazan word "humabus" means to come out, for example, from the village to town. It also means to come out of a building, etc. In Dusun, the word used in the first case is "sumoliwan" whereas in the second case, it's "lumabus." In Kadazan, the word for "sumoliwan" is "humivan" referring to a baby coming out of its mother's womb.

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