Central Dusun
boros Kadazandusun
Central Dusun is an Austronesian language spoken in Malaysia, by about 180 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Central Dusun, also known as Bunduliwan (Boros Dusun), is an Austronesian language and one of the more widespread languages spoken by the Dusun (including Kadazan) peoples of Sabah, Malaysia.
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Words in Central Dusun
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | tina | |
| father | tapa | |
| eye | mato | |
| tooth | nipon | |
| hand | longon | |
| knee | totud | |
| liver | tangkayau | |
| water | waig | |
| river | bawang | |
| night | doungotuong | |
| dog | tasu | |
| cat | tingau | |
| one | iso | |
| two | duo | |
| three | tolu | |
| four | apat | |
| five | limo | |
| I | yoku | |
| banana | punti | |
| tomato | tamatus | |
| apple | apol | |
| house | walai | |
| book | buuk | |
| big | agayo | |
| red | aragang | |
| white | opurak |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- RungusAustronesian61% alike
- Kota Marudu TalantangAustronesian60% alike
- Sugut DusunAustronesian57% alike
- LotudAustronesian56% alike
- Labuk-Kinabatangan KadazanAustronesian54% alike
- KuijauAustronesian53% alike
Grammar
- Ga'dangAustronesian87% alike
- LotudAustronesian86% alike
- Western Bukidnon ManoboAustronesian85% alike
- RungusAustronesian84% alike
- UgheleAustronesian84% alike
- Sabah BisayaAustronesian83% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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