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
20 core words in Coastal Kadazan
Water
waig
/waiɡ/
Fire
tapui
/taˈpui/
Sun
tadau
/taˈdau/
Moon
vuhan
/ˈvuhan/
Mother
tina
/ˈtina/
Father
tama
/ˈtama/
Eat
mangakan
/maˈŋakan/
Drink
monginum
/moˈŋinum/
Love
ohunod
/oˈhunod/
Heart
kosingan
/koˈsiŋan/
Tree
kayu
/ˈkaju/
House
walai
/waˈlai/
Dog
tasu
/ˈtasu/
Cat
tusing
/ˈtusiŋ/
Hand
longon
/ˈloŋon/
Eye
mato
/ˈmato/
Hello
kopivosian
/kopiˈvosian/
Thank you
pounsikou
/pounˈsikou/
One
iso
/ˈiso/
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 | Pukapukan | Wallisian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | waig /waiɡ/ | waig /waiɡ/ | ig /ʔiɡ/ | air /aer/ | danum /daˈnum/ | wai /wai/ | vai /vai/ |
| Fire | tapui /taˈpui/ | tapui /tapui/ | apoy /ʔaˈpoj/ | api /ˈapi/ | api /ʔaˈpi/ | yayi /ˈjaji/ | afi /aˈfi/ |
| Sun | tadau /taˈdau/ | todau /todau/ | senang /seˈnaŋ/ | matahari /mataˈhari/ | aldo /ʔalˈdoʔ/ | la /la/ | laʻā /laˈʔaː/ |
| Moon | vuhan /ˈvuhan/ | vulan /vulan/ | bulan /buˈlan/ | bulan /ˈbulan/ | bulan /buˈlan/ | malama /maˈlama/ | māhina /maːˈhina/ |
| Mother | tina /ˈtina/ | tina /tina/ | ina /ˈʔina/ | mama /ˈmama/ | ima /ˈʔimaʔ/ | mama /ˈmama/ | faʻē /faˈʔeː/ |
| Father | tama /ˈtama/ | tama /tama/ | ama /ˈʔama/ | bapa /ˈbapa/ | tata /ˈtataʔ/ | matua /maˈtua/ | tāmai /taːˈmai/ |
| Eat | mangakan /maˈŋakan/ | mangakan /maŋakan/ | kakan /kaˈkan/ | makan /ˈmakan/ | mangan /maˈŋan/ | kai /kai/ | kai /kai/ |
| Drink | monginum /moˈŋinum/ | monginum /moŋinum/ | inum /ʔiˈnum/ | minum /ˈminum/ | minum /miˈnum/ | inu /ˈinu/ | inu /ˈinu/ |
| Love | ohunod /oˈhunod/ | gimbai /ɡimbai/ | kalini /kaˈlini/ | sayang /ˈsajaŋ/ | lugud /luˈɡud/ | aloha /aˈloha/ | ʻofa /ˈʔofa/ |
| Heart | kosingan /koˈsiŋan/ | pusod /pusod/ | pusong /puˈsoŋ/ | hati /ˈhati/ | pusu /ˈpusuʔ/ | loto /ˈloto/ | mafu /ˈmafu/ |
| Tree | kayu /ˈkaju/ | kayu /kayu/ | kayu /kaˈju/ | pohon /ˈpohon/ | dutung /duˈtuŋ/ | lākau /laːˈkau/ | ʻakau /ʔaˈkau/ |
| House | walai /waˈlai/ | walai /walai/ | walay /waˈlaj/ | rumah /ˈrumah/ | bale /baˈleʔ/ | wale /ˈwale/ | fale /ˈfale/ |
| Dog | tasu /ˈtasu/ | tasu /tasu/ | aso /ˈʔaso/ | anjing /ˈandʒiŋ/ | asu /ˈʔasu/ | kulī /kuˈliː/ | kulī /kuˈliː/ |
| Cat | tusing /ˈtusiŋ/ | tingau /tiŋau/ | kuting /kuˈtiŋ/ | kucing /ˈkutʃiŋ/ | pusa /ˈpusaʔ/ | pusi /ˈpusi/ | pusi /ˈpusi/ |
| Hand | longon /ˈloŋon/ | lima /lima/ | lima /liˈma/ | tangan /ˈtaŋan/ | gamat /ɡaˈmat/ | lima /ˈlima/ | nima /ˈnima/ |
| Eye | mato /ˈmato/ | mato /mato/ | mata /maˈta/ | mata /ˈmata/ | mata /maˈtaʔ/ | mata /ˈmata/ | mata /ˈmata/ |
| Hello | kopivosian /kopiˈvosian/ | kopivosian /kopivosian/ | assalamu alaikum /assaˈlamu ʔaˈlajkum/ | halo /ˈhalo/ | kumusta /kuˈmusta/ | kia orana /kia oˈɾana/ | mālō te maʻuli /maːloː te maˈʔuli/ |
| Thank you | pounsikou /pounˈsikou/ | pounsikou /pounsikou/ | sukran /ˈsukɾan/ | terima kasih /təˈrima ˈkasih/ | dakal a salamat /dakal a saˈlamat/ | meitaki /meiˈtaki/ | mālō /maːˈloː/ |
| One | iso /ˈiso/ | iso /iso/ | isa /ˈʔisa/ | satu /ˈsatu/ | metung /meˈtuŋ/ | tayi /ˈtaji/ | tahi /ˈtahi/ |
| Good | avasi /aˈvasi/ | avasi /avasi/ | mapiya /maˈpija/ | bae /ˈbae/ | mayap /maˈjap/ | lelei /leˈlei/ | lelei /leˈlei/ |
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