Let's Learn Kadazan

07/12/2025

momoduung, to lie
momomoduung, liar
noduung, (believed) in a lie, duped, conned.
duduungon, (one who) readily believe in lies

Momoduung ko. You lie.
Momomoduung ko. You're a liar.
Noduung ko. You've been duped.
Duduungon ko. You readily believe in lies.

26/12/2024

tumuhud, to fly
muutuhud, flying
nokotuhud, flew, has flown
tutumuhud, flyer
mintuhud, fly/is flying continuously

Koiho naku gaja tumuhud? Can an elephant fly?
Muutuhud zou? I am flying.
Nokotuhud no mogidu' ii tombohog. The bird has flown away.
Mintuhud iho' tongkikizu'. The butterfly flies continuously.

20/12/2024

The "h" at the end of words (but not Names) has been replaced by '.

So,
tanah = tana'
momitanah = momitana'
ganah = gana'

20/12/2024

Tuhun, man
Child, tanak toi' (or) toomuo' (tohmuoh)
Dog, tasu
Puppy, duku'
Chicken, manuk
Chick, pizak
Pig, vogok
Wild pig, bakas
Piglet, kakang
Fish, sada'
Fries, humpis
Buffalo, kalabau
Cattle, sapi'
Elephant, gaja
Calf, tananak (kalabau, tamadou, sapi, gaja)
Cat, tingau (izing in Papar Kadazan)
Kitten, tanak tingau

The young of other animals are usually called "tanak" ie the offspring.

Happy Learning.

11/12/2024

More or Less / Hobi Kuang do ingkaa:

Kadazan (Papar-Kimanis), Dusun: time under Brunei sphere of influence / timpu do napajal poinsujut do moligai Tabai;
Kadazan, Dusun, Lotud, Tatana, etc: Before 1995 / Poguhu 1995;
Kadazandusun: Since 1995 (as agreed between KDCA and USDA) / Mantad 1995 (tumanud piniokunan id piahatan do KDCA om USDA)

08/11/2024

Donald Trump won the US Presidential election. What does this mean for the world?

08/11/2024

The Kadazan race (termed as "Kadazandusun" since 1995) had always lived in Borneo since time immemorial. Archeologists had already unearthed the evidence in the Niah Caves in Baram, Sarawak.

02/11/2024

Ngaan do Tanak/Name of offspring:

tuhun/man: toomuo'/child
manuk/chicken: pizak/chick
tasu/dog: duku'/puppy
tingau/cat: tanak tingau/kitten
vogok/pig: piglet/kakang
kalabau/buffalo: tananak/calf
sada'/fish: Tanak sada' (humpis)/fry
tombohog/bird: pizak/chick
gaja/elephant: tananak/calf
kuda'/horse: tananak/foal

29/12/2022

Kadazan ko. Izou nga' Kadazan.
Kaanu ko moboos Kadazan. Nabati Kadazan ku.
Ia-o' zou.

You're a Kadazan. I, too, am a Kadazan.
You can speak Kadazan. I can't pronounce Kadazan properly.
Teach me.

04/02/2021

Maamaso po popotounda' do kopomoogizan diti maza' do facebook. Suvai tadau, o-ium nogi' iti id twitter.

Montok kopoihaan.

04/02/2021

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Nung kivaa kavasian diti, maan gia poboogizo' kio.

All about the group of native people in Sabah who call themselves "KADAZANS."