Boos Momogun
Coastal Kadazan
Austronesian (Dusunic, Sabahan)
Coastal Kadazan (autonym Boos Momogun) is the Dusunic Austronesian language of Penampang and Papar on the west coast of Sabah, distinct from the inland Central Dusun (dtp) cluster though mutually partly intelligible and unified under the KDCA literary standard. Uses a five-vowel system with phonemic /v/ (a typological rarity in Sabahan), and like other Dusunic languages has a rich Philippine-type voice system (actor/patient/locative/instrumental focus). Penampang is the cultural heartland of the Kaamatan harvest festival.
Where it is spoken
31 core words in Coastal Kadazan
Water
waig
/waiɡ/
Fire
tapui
/taˈpui/
Sun
tadau
/taˈdau/
Moon
vuhan
/ˈvuhan/
Star
tombituon
/tombituon/
Mother
tina
/ˈtina/
Father
tama
/ˈtama/
I
zou
/zou/
You
ika
/ika/
Name
ngaran
/ŋaran/
Eye
mato
/ˈmato/
Hand
longon
/ˈloŋon/
Heart
kosingan
/koˈsiŋan/
Love
ohunod
/oˈhunod/
Tree
kayu
/ˈkaju/
House
walai
/waˈlai/
Dog
tasu
/ˈtasu/
Cat
tusing
/ˈtusiŋ/
Eat
mangakan
/maˈŋakan/
Drink
monginum
/moˈŋinum/
One
iso
/ˈiso/
Two
duvo
/duvo/
Hello
kopivosian
/kopiˈvosian/
Thank you
pounsikou
/pounˈsikou/
Good
avasi
/aˈvasi/
Sources
- Hurlbut, Hope M. (1988) Verb morphology in Eastern Kadazan. Pacific Linguistics B-97, ANU.
- Miller, Carolyn P. & Miller, John D. (1991) Kadazan/Dusun phonology revisited. Pacific Linguistics A-78.
- Glottolog: Coastal Kadazan
- Ethnologue 27: Kadazan, Coastal
Words compared
Compared with related Austronesian (Dusunic, Sabahan) languages
| Meaning | Coastal Kadazan | Kadazan-Dusun | Maguindanao | Papuan Malay | Kapampangan | Pangasinan | Maranao |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | waig /waiɡ/ | waig /waiɡ/ | ig /ʔiɡ/ | air /aer/ | danum /daˈnum/ | danum /daˈnum/ | ig /iɡ/ |
| Fire | tapui /taˈpui/ | tapui /tapui/ | apoy /ʔaˈpoj/ | api /ˈapi/ | api /ʔaˈpi/ | apoy /ˈʔapoj/ | apoy /apoj/ |
| Sun | tadau /taˈdau/ | todau /todau/ | senang /seˈnaŋ/ | matahari /mataˈhari/ | aldo /ʔalˈdoʔ/ | agew /ˈʔaɡəw/ | alongan /aloŋan/ |
| Moon | vuhan /ˈvuhan/ | vulan /vulan/ | bulan /buˈlan/ | bulan /ˈbulan/ | bulan /buˈlan/ | bulan /buˈlan/ | bolan /bolan/ |
| Star | tombituon /tombituon/ | rombituon /rombituon/ | bituon /bituʔon/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ | batwin /batwin/ | bitewen /bitewɛn/ | bito-on /bitoʔon/ |
| Mother | tina /ˈtina/ | tina /tina/ | ina /ˈʔina/ | mama /ˈmama/ | ima /ˈʔimaʔ/ | ina /ˈʔina/ | ina /ina/ |
| Father | tama /ˈtama/ | tama /tama/ | ama /ˈʔama/ | bapa /ˈbapa/ | tata /ˈtataʔ/ | ama /ˈʔama/ | ama /ama/ |
| I | zou /zou/ | yoku /joku/ | saki /saki/ | sa /sa/ | aku /ʔaku/ | siak /siʔak/ | ako /ako/ |
| You | ika /ika/ | ika /ika/ | seka /səka/ | ko /ko/ | ika /ʔika/ | sika /sika/ | seka /sɵka/ |
| Name | ngaran /ŋaran/ | ngaran /ŋaran/ | ngala /ŋala/ | nama /nama/ | lagyu /lagjuʔ/ | ngaran /ŋaran/ | ngaran /ŋaran/ |
| Eye | mato /ˈmato/ | mato /mato/ | mata /maˈta/ | mata /ˈmata/ | mata /maˈtaʔ/ | mata /maˈta/ | mata /mata/ |
| Hand | longon /ˈloŋon/ | longon /ˈloŋon/ | lima /liˈma/ | tangan /ˈtaŋan/ | gamat /ɡaˈmat/ | lima /liˈma/ | lima /lima/ |
| Heart | kosingan /koˈsiŋan/ | ginawo /ɡinawo/ | pusong /puˈsoŋ/ | hati /ˈhati/ | pusu /ˈpusuʔ/ | puso /ˈpuso/ | pusoʔ /pusoʔ/ |
| Love | ohunod /oˈhunod/ | gimbai /ɡimbai/ | kalini /kaˈlini/ | sayang /ˈsajaŋ/ | lugud /luˈɡud/ | aro /ˈʔaɾo/ | kalimo /kalimo/ |
| Tree | kayu /ˈkaju/ | kayu /kayu/ | kayu /kaˈju/ | pohon /ˈpohon/ | dutung /duˈtuŋ/ | kiew /ˈkiəw/ | kayo /kajo/ |
| House | walai /waˈlai/ | walai /walai/ | walay /waˈlaj/ | rumah /ˈrumah/ | bale /baˈleʔ/ | abong /ˈʔaboŋ/ | walay /walaj/ |
| Dog | tasu /ˈtasu/ | tasu /tasu/ | aso /ˈʔaso/ | anjing /ˈandʒiŋ/ | asu /ˈʔasu/ | aso /ˈʔaso/ | aso /aso/ |
| Cat | tusing /ˈtusiŋ/ | tingau /tiŋau/ | kuting /kuˈtiŋ/ | kucing /ˈkutʃiŋ/ | pusa /ˈpusaʔ/ | pusa /ˈpusa/ | pusa /pusa/ |
| Eat | mangakan /maˈŋakan/ | mangakan /maŋakan/ | kakan /kaˈkan/ | makan /ˈmakan/ | mangan /maˈŋan/ | mangan /maˈŋan/ | mangan /maŋan/ |
| Drink | monginum /moˈŋinum/ | monginum /moŋinum/ | inum /ʔiˈnum/ | minum /ˈminum/ | minum /miˈnum/ | oninum /ʔoˈninum/ | minom /minom/ |
| One | iso /ˈiso/ | iso /iso/ | isa /ˈʔisa/ | satu /ˈsatu/ | metung /meˈtuŋ/ | sakey /saˈkəj/ | isa /isa/ |
| Two | duvo /duvo/ | duo /duwo/ | dua /duwa/ | dua /dua/ | adwa /ʔadwa/ | dua /duʔa/ | dowa /dowa/ |
| Hello | kopivosian /kopiˈvosian/ | kopivosian /kopivosian/ | assalamu alaikum /assaˈlamu ʔaˈlajkum/ | halo /ˈhalo/ | kumusta /kuˈmusta/ | maabig ya agew /maˈʔabiɡ ja ˈʔaɡəw/ | kapian /kapijan/ |
| Thank you | pounsikou /pounˈsikou/ | pounsikou /pounsikou/ | sukran /ˈsukɾan/ | terima kasih /təˈrima ˈkasih/ | dakal a salamat /dakal a saˈlamat/ | salamat /saˈlamat/ | salamat /salamat/ |
| Good | avasi /aˈvasi/ | avasi /avasi/ | mapiya /maˈpija/ | bae /ˈbae/ | mayap /maˈjap/ | maong /maˈʔoŋ/ | mapia /mapija/ |
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