Kadazan/Dusun Dictionary
Kadazan Dictionary
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🗣️ Visiting Sabah? Here are some useful Kadazan phrases to connect with the locals!
Food & Market
Piro horogo iti takanon?
Pi-ro ho-ro-go i-ti ta-ka-non
How much is this food?
Aranggoi iti tuhau!
A-rang-goi i-ti tu-hau
The wild ginger is good!
Mangakan Oku do takano.
Ma-nga-kan O-ku do ta-ka-no.
I am eating rice.
Nunu gia iti?
Nu-nu gi-a i-ti?
What is this?
Getting Around
Hinonggo gia id Kota Kinabalu?
Hi-nong-go gi-a id ko-ta ki-na-ba-lu
Where is Kota Kinabalu?
Mongoi oku hilo id tamu.
Mo-ngoi o-ku hil-o id ta-mu
I am going to the market.
Hinonggo gia id Sabah Tourism
Hi-nong-go gi-a id Sabah Tourism
Where is the Sabah Tourism
Greetings
Kopivosian
Ko-pi-vo-si an
Hello / Good day
Hinonggo gia norikatan nu?
Hi-nong-go gi-a no-ri-ka-tan nu
Where are you from?
Osuvau no isido
O-su-vau no i-si-do
He/she is very kind!
Osonong noko piruba tokou
O-so-nong no-ko pi-ru-ba to-kou
I am happy to meet you.
Kaamatan Festival
Kotobian Tadau Kaamatan!
ko-to-bi-an ta-dau ka-a-ma-tan
Happy Harvest Festival!
Huminodun do nobilohu do om.
hu-mi-no-dun do no-bi-lo-hu do om
Huminodun sacrificed herself for rice.
Tadau kaamatan do miagal!
ta-dau ka-a-ma-tan do mi-a-gal
The harvest festival is celebrated!
Polite Phrases
Pounsikou
Po-un-si-kou
Thank you
Pounsikou do tagazo
Po-un-si-kou do ta-ga-zo
Thank you very much
Miaga nogi
Mi-a-ga no-gi
You're welcome / Please
Siou
Si-ou
Sorry / Excuse me