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
87 core words in Coastal Kadazan
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 languages in the same classification: Austronesian (Dusunic, Sabahan)
| Meaning | Coastal Kadazan | Kadazan-Dusun | Banjar | Maranao | Simalungun Batak | Ngaju | Maguindanao |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | waig /waiɡ/ | waig /waiɡ/ | banyu /baɲu/ | ig /iɡ/ | bah /bah/ | danum /danum/ | ig /ʔiɡ/ |
| Fire | tapui /taˈpui/ | tapui /tapui/ | api /api/ | apoy /apoj/ | apuy /apuj/ | apui /apui/ | apoy /ʔaˈpoj/ |
| Sun | tadau /taˈdau/ | todau /todau/ | matahari /matahari/ | alongan /aloŋan/ | mata ni ari /mata ni ari/ | matanandau /matanandau/ | senang /seˈnaŋ/ |
| Moon | vuhan /ˈvuhan/ | vulan /vulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bolan /bolan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /buˈlan/ |
| Star | tombituon /tombituon/ | rombituon /rombituon/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ | bito-on /bitoʔon/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ | bitun /biˈtun/ |
| Night | sodop /sodop/ | sodop /sodop/ | malam /malam/ | gagawiʼi /ɡaɡawiʔi/ | borngin /borŋin/ | hamalem /hamaləm/ | magabi /maɡabi/ |
| Rain | rasam /rasam/ | rasam /rasam/ | hujan /ˈhudʒan/ | oran /ʔoran/ | udan /uˈdan/ | ujan /udʒan/ | ulan /ˈʔulan/ |
| Wind | tongus /toŋus/ | ribut /ribut/ | angin /aŋin/ | angin /aŋin/ | logou /loɡou/ | riwut /riwut/ | endu /ʔənˈdu/ |
| Earth | tana /tana/ | tana /tana/ | tanah /tanah/ | lopaʼ /lopaʔ/ | tanoh /tanoh/ | petak /petak/ | lupa /lupaʔ/ |
| Stone | vatu /vatu/ | batu /batu/ | batu /ˈbatu/ | wato /wato/ | batu /batu/ | batu /batu/ | watu /waˈtu/ |
| Mountain | nuhu /nuhu/ | nuluhon /nuluhon/ | gunung /ɡunuŋ/ | palaw /paˈlaw/ | dolog /doloɡ/ | bukit /bukit/ | palaw /paˈlaw/ |
| Sea | rahat /rahat/ | rahat /rahat/ | laut /laut/ | ragat /raɡat/ | laut /laut/ | tasik /tasik/ | lagat /ˈlaɡat/ |
| Mother | tina /ˈtina/ | tina /tina/ | uma /uma/ | ina /ina/ | inang /inaŋ/ | indu /indu/ | ina /ˈʔina/ |
| Father | tama /ˈtama/ | tama /tama/ | abah /abah/ | ama /ama/ | bapa /bapa/ | bapa /bapa/ | ama /ˈʔama/ |
| I | zou /zou/ | yoku /joku/ | aku /aku/ | ako /ako/ | ahu /ahu/ | aku /aku/ | saki /saki/ |
| You | ika /ika/ | ika /ika/ | ikam /ikam/ | seka /sɵka/ | ho /ho/ | ikau /ikau/ | seka /səka/ |
| We | tokou / zikoi /tokou / zikoi/ | tokou / yahai /tokou / jahai/ | kita / kami /kita / kami/ | kita / kami /kita / kami/ | hita / hanami /hita / hanami/ | itah / ikei /itah / ikei/ | sekitanu / sekami /səkitanu / səkami/ |
| Name | ngaran /ŋaran/ | ngaran /ŋaran/ | ngaran /ŋaran/ | ngaran /ŋaran/ | goran /ɡoran/ | aran /aran/ | ngala /ŋala/ |
| Person | tuhun /tuhun/ | tulun /tulun/ | urang /uraŋ/ | taw /taw/ | halak /halak/ | uluh /uluh/ | taw /taw/ |
| Head | tuhu /tuhu/ | tulu /tulu/ | kapala /kapala/ | olo /olo/ | ulu /ulu/ | takuluk /takuluk/ | ulu /ˈʔulu/ |
| Eye | mato /ˈmato/ | mato /mato/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mate /mate/ | mata /maˈta/ |
| Ear | tohingo /toˈhiŋo/ | tolingo /toliŋo/ | talinga /taˈliŋa/ | tangila /taŋila/ | pinggol /piŋɡol/ | pinding /pindiŋ/ | tangila /taˈŋila/ |
| Nose | todung /toduŋ/ | todung /toduŋ/ | hidung /hiduŋ/ | ngirong /ŋiroŋ/ | igung /iɡuŋ/ | urung /uruŋ/ | ngilung /ˈŋiluŋ/ |
| Mouth | kabang /kaˈbaŋ/ | kabang /kabaŋ/ | muntung /muntuŋ/ | ngariʼ /ŋariʔ/ | babah /babah/ | nyama /ɲama/ | ngali /ˈŋali/ |
| Tooth | nipon /nipon/ | nipon /nipon/ | gigi /ɡiɡi/ | ngipen /ŋipən/ | ipon /ipon/ | kasinga /kasiŋa/ | ngipen /ŋipen/ |
| Tongue | dilaʼ /dilaʔ/ | dilaʼ /dilaʔ/ | ilat /ilat/ | dilaʼ /dilaʔ/ | dilah /dilah/ | jela /dʒelaʔ/ | dila /dila/ |
| Hand | longon /ˈloŋon/ | longon /ˈloŋon/ | tangan /taŋan/ | lima /lima/ | tangan /taŋan/ | lengen /ləŋən/ | lima /liˈma/ |
| Heart | kosingan /koˈsiŋan/ | ginawo /ɡinawo/ | ati /ati/ | pusoʼ /pusoʔ/ | uhur /uhur/ | atei /atei/ | pusong /puˈsoŋ/ |
| Bone | tuhang /tuhaŋ/ | tulang /tulaŋ/ | tulang /tulaŋ/ | tolan /toˈlan/ | holi-holi /holiˈholi/ | tulang /tulaŋ/ | tulan /tuˈlan/ |
| Blood | rahaʼ /rahaʔ/ | rahaʼ /rahaʔ/ | darah /darah/ | rogoʼ /roɡoʔ/ | daroh /daroh/ | daha /dahaʔ/ | lugu /luɡuʔ/ |
| Poop | tai /tai/ | taiiʼ /taiːʔ/ | tahi /tahi/ | taʼi /taʔi/ | tois /tois/ | tai /tai/ | tahi /ˈtahi/ |
| Love | ohunod /oˈhunod/ | gimbai /ɡimbai/ | sayang /sajaŋ/ | kalimo /kalimo/ | holong /holoŋ/ | sinta /sinta/ | kalini /kaˈlini/ |
| Tree | kayu /ˈkaju/ | kayu /kaju/ | batang /bataŋ/ | kayo /kajo/ | hayu /haju/ | kayu /kaju/ | kayu /kaˈju/ |
| Dog | tasu /ˈtasu/ | tasu /tasu/ | hadupan /hadupan/ | aso /aso/ | baliang /baliaŋ/ | asu /asu/ | aso /ˈʔaso/ |
| Cat | tusing /ˈtusiŋ/ | tingau /tiŋau/ | pusa /pusa/ | pusa /pusa/ | huting /hutiŋ/ | posa /posa/ | kuting /kuˈtiŋ/ |
| Fish | sada /ˈsadaʔ/ | sadaʼ /ˈsadaʔ/ | iwak /ˈiwak/ | seda /səˈdaʔ/ | ihan /ˈihan/ | lauk /ˈlauk/ | seda /səˈdaʔ/ |
| Bird | tombolog /tomboloɡ/ | tombolog /tomboloɡ/ | burung /buruŋ/ | papanok /papanok/ | manuk-manuk /manukˈmanuk/ | burung /buruŋ/ | papanuk /papaˈnuk/ |
| Egg | tontohuʼ /tontohuʔ/ | tontolu /tontoluʔ/ | hintalu /hintalu/ | orak /orak/ | tinaruh /tinaruh/ | tanteluh /tantəluh/ | leman /ləˈman/ |
| Bear | bouvang /bouvaŋ/ | bohuang /bohuaŋ/ | biruang /biruaŋ/ | barowang /barowaŋ/ | gipul /ɡipul/ | bahuang /bahuaŋ/ | — |
| Horse | kudaʼ /kudaʔ/ | kudaʼ /kudaʔ/ | kuda /kuda/ | kodaʼ /kodaʔ/ | huda /huda/ | kuda /kuda/ | kuda /kuda/ |
| House | walai /waˈlai/ | walai /walai/ | rumah /rumah/ | walay /walaj/ | rumah /rumah/ | huma /huma/ | walay /waˈlaj/ |
| Milk | gatas /ˈɡatas/ | gatas /ɡatas/ | susu /susu/ | gatas /ɡatas/ | dadih /dadih/ | susu /susu/ | gatas /ɡaˈtas/ |
| Salt | tusi /tusi/ | tusi /tusi/ | uyah /ujah/ | asin /asin/ | sira /sira/ | uyah /ujah/ | timus /ˈtimus/ |
| Wine | anggur /aŋɡur/ | waig dot anggur /waiɡ dot aŋɡur/ | anggur /aŋɡur/ | — | anggur /aŋɡur/ | anggor /aŋɡor/ | — |
| Rice | vagas /vaɡas/ | wagas /waɡas/ | baras /baras/ | begas /bəɡas/ | boras /boras/ | behas /behas/ | begas /bəˈɡas/ |
| Iron | bosiʼ /bosiʔ/ | basiʼ /basiʔ/ | wasi /ˈwasi/ | potaw /potaw/ | bosi /bosi/ | wasi /wasi/ | putaw /puˈtaw/ |
| Silk | sutala /sutala/ | sutaraʼ /sutaraʔ/ | sutra /sutra/ | sotraʼ /ˈsotraʔ/ | sitora /sitora/ | sutra /sutra/ | sutra /ˈsutɾa/ |
| Eat | mangakan /maˈŋakan/ | mangakan /maŋakan/ | makan /makan/ | mangan /maŋan/ | mangan /maŋan/ | kuman /kuman/ | kakan /kaˈkan/ |
| Drink | monginum /moˈŋinum/ | monginum /moŋinum/ | nginum /ŋinum/ | minom /minom/ | minum /minum/ | mihop /mihop/ | inum /ʔiˈnum/ |
| Sleep | modop /modop/ | modop /modop/ | guring /ɡuriŋ/ | matorog /matoˈroɡ/ | modom /modom/ | batiruh /batiruh/ | tulug /ˈtuluɡ/ |
| One | iso /ˈiso/ | iso /iso/ | asa /asa/ | isa /isa/ | sada /sada/ | ije /ije/ | isa /ˈʔisa/ |
| Two | duvo /duvo/ | duo /duwo/ | dua /dua/ | dowa /dowa/ | dua /dua/ | due /ˈdue/ | dua /duwa/ |
| Three | tolu /tolu/ | tolu /tolu/ | talu /talu/ | telu /təlu/ | tolu /tolu/ | telo /təlo/ | telu /təluʔ/ |
| Four | apat /apat/ | apat /apat/ | ampat /ampat/ | pat /pat/ | opat /opat/ | epat /əpat/ | pat /pat/ |
| Five | limo /limo/ | limo /limo/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lime /lime/ | lima /lima/ |
| Hundred | hatus /hatus/ | hatus /hatus/ | saratus /saratus/ | magatos /maɡatos/ | saratus /saratus/ | saratus /saratus/ | magatus /maɡatus/ |
| Hello | kopivosian /kopiˈvosian/ | kopivosian /kopivosian/ | salam /salam/ | kapian /kapijan/ | horas /horas/ | salamat /salamat/ | assalamu alaikum /assaˈlamu ʔaˈlajkum/ |
| Thank you | pounsikou /pounˈsikou/ | pounsikou /pounsikou/ | tarima kasih /tarima kasih/ | salamat /salamat/ | diatebei /diatebei/ | tarima kasih /tarima kasih/ | sukran /ˈsukɾan/ |
| Good | avasi /aˈvasi/ | avasi /avasi/ | bagus /baɡus/ | mapia /mapija/ | dear /dear/ | bahalap /bahalap/ | mapiya /maˈpija/ |
| New | vagu /vaɡu/ | wagu /waɡu/ | hanyar /haɲar/ | bego /bəɡo/ | baru /baru/ | taheta /taheta/ | bagu /baˈɡu/ |
| Red | aragang /araɡaŋ/ | aragang /araɡaŋ/ | habang /habaŋ/ | marigaʼ /maˈriɡaʔ/ | gerger /ɡerɡer/ | bahandang /bahandaŋ/ | maliga /maˈliɡa/ |
| White | opurak /oˈpurak/ | opurak /opurak/ | putih /putih/ | mapoti /maˈpotiʔ/ | lopak /lopak/ | baputi /baputi/ | maputi /maputiʔ/ |
| Black | oitom /oitom/ | oitom /oitom/ | hirang /hiraŋ/ | maitem /maˈʔitəm/ | birong /biroŋ/ | babilem /babiləm/ | maitem /maˈʔitəm/ |
| Green | otomou /oˈtomou/ | otomou /otomou/ | hijau /hidʒau/ | gadong /ˈɡadoŋ/ | ratah /ratah/ | bahijau /bahidʒau/ | gadung /ˈɡaduŋ/ |
| Blue | otomou /oˈtomou/ | obulou /obulou/ | biru /biru/ | biro /ˈbiro/ | — | biru /biru/ | biru /ˈbiru/ |
| Computer | tokud /tokud/ | tokud /tokud/ | komputer /komˈputər/ | kompyuter /komˈpjutɛr/ | komputer /komˈputər/ | komputer /komˈputər/ | kompyuter /komˈpjutɛr/ |
| Coffee | kupi /kupi/ | kupi /kupi/ | kupi /kupi/ | kahawa /kahawa/ | kopi /kopi/ | kopi /kopi/ | kapi /kaˈpi/ |
| Sugar | gulaʼ /ɡulaʔ/ | gula /ɡula/ | gula /ɡula/ | golaʼ /ɡolaʔ/ | gula /ɡula/ | — | mamis /maˈmis/ |
| Orange | limau /limau/ | limau /limau/ | — | — | — | — | — |
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