Happy Saturday everyone. Its time for my Dusun Language Saturday (DLS) again. Every week on Saturday, I will share one situation and translate them to Dusun language. Today theme will be Simple Dusun Talk (Episode 1). When you come to Kota Marudu, you can try to talk Dusun with the help of this DLS. This DLS is for Kota Marudu area only. I am not sure if this can be used at other district in Sabah. Why do I am sharing my ethnic language? I am not very good in my language because we don't speak any Dusun at home. Most of the time, we speak Malay. Sharing my language, hopefully will help me improve my Dusun vocabulary.
Simple Dusun Talk when you come to Kota Marudu
English: How much?
Malay: Berapa ni?
Dusun: Pi ro ga tang?
English: What is this?
Malay: Apa barang ni?
Dusun: Nu nu ti?
English: I want one kilo.
Malay: Saya mahu satu kilo.
Dusun: O nuai oku sokilo.
What to say if you want to test the fruits before buying.
English: Can I try this?
Malay: Boleh saya cuba ini?
Dusun: Obuli taraiyon ti?
English: No free gift aunty? I buy so much from you.
Malay: Tiada free ka makcik? Saya beli banyak ni.
Dusun: Aiso piri ti Inan? Ogumu bolian ku ti.
English: Thank you.
Malay: Terima kasih.
Dusun: Konsikow.
English: Welcome.
Malay: Sama-sama.
Dusun: miagal, nopo.
English: Can you put double plastic, fear it will torn later.
Malay:Boleh kasi double plastik, takut koyak.
Dusun: Ma ai padabolan lo polositik ka, modosi oku noruhak@obubus.
English: Old woman (aunty).
Malay: Makcik.
Dusun: Inan.
English: Old man (uncle).
Malay: Pakcik.
Dusun: Aman.
When they called us inan or aman, that doesn't mean we are old. Its actually their way of telling you, that they want you to called them Inan or Aman. So if an old lady said this:
English: Buy my banana Inan?
Malay:Belilah pisang saya Inan?
Dusun: Bo li po ti punti ku Inan?
Just answer this, if you want to buy them:
English: How much the price for this stacked Inan?
Malay: Berapa harga ni satu tumpuk?
Dusun: Piro horogo sotumpuk ti Inan?
Just answer this, if you don't want to buy them:
English: Not yet Inan
Malay: Belum lagi Inan.
Dusun: Amu po Inan.
or you can answer this:
English: I just look around Inan.
Malay: Saya tengok-tengok sahaja ni Inan.
Dusun: Mintong intong no ti Inan.
Give her your best smile and walk away as fast as you can. Or she will talk Dusun with you all day. Hahahahaha.... Many old seller in Kota Marudu don't have anything to do at home. They come here just to have a chat with friends. Normally, you will get more respect in Sabah if you (foreigner) can talk our language. That will also help you get a cheaper items.
Any suggestion for next week Dusun Language Saturday theme? Any of you want to add anything into today theme? Feel free to comment and share it with everyone.
Chayo-chayo....

67 comments:
Ni bagus nih untuk kaki2 shopping bila sampai your area. ;-)
hehehe, menarik gak nie. boleh belajar byk bahasa.
wow nice sharing dear...
Konsikow.. Inan Belle :)
(eh tetibe panggil u aunty...:D)
p/s: nnti i visit sabah.. i ajak u join..dpt brg murah kan :p
menarik, teruskan nak buat koleksi mana tau kot sampai sana nanti
betul tu ain..kalu faham bahasa..bule dapat murah sikit kan..hihi..dulu pernah tinggal di kota marudu masa cuti2 sekolah, ada pacik ngajar sana..err..nda ingat nama sekolah tu..
lama sudah saya tidak pergi sana huhu
Waa.really like dis post!! X)
best ni..setiap minggu semakin bertambah vocab bahasa dukun ku, berguna bila outstation ke sabah nanti
menarik ni...teringin ke Sabah...hopefully 1 day...akan sampai juga ke sana... ;)
hehe tak pernah tau bahasa dusun macam mana
This is a good thing for people who want to learn Dusun language (like me) Keep it up! Cheers!
English: Can I try this?
Malay: Boleh saya cuba ini?
*Dusun: Obuli taraiyon ti?*
*Dusun: obuli ku umbalan iti?*
:)
O nuai oku sokilo chocos inan zee..
Konsikow inan zee..
nopo cutie beanie..
hehehe..
zezebel..taip hari pun boleh tuliskan bahasa dusun ni kan..mula2 pertanyaan yang mudah2 nanti..panjang2 pulak..lama kelamaan kalau ytiap hari..mesti boleh pandai kan..macam baca dictionay jugak la..tq zezebel..rasa seronok pulak mengikutinya..
Zezebel kalau converse dalam bahasa Kadazan Dusun boleh dapatkan diskaun tak?
Bel, ko simpan semua artikel ni. Kemudia ko e-book kan. Ok? Saya boleh tolong promote kan.. he he :D
taraiyon-->try ada bunyi3 yg rhyme juga ni hehe
thnx!
wahh best nya belajar bahasa dusun !boleh guna kalau pergi kota marudu ni nanti. :)
satu lagi pembelajaran mudah.. terima kasih perkongsian
konsikow
masa kat sarawak dulu, ambil masa 3 bulan untuk pandai bahasa iban
yeahh . .belaja loghat org . .:))
klo "aku cinta padamu" bahasa dusunnya apa tuch bunda?.... :D hehehe
word by word .... hurm now i know ..speak.. but need to practice.. hehe , maybe the slang
hi Z! I'm back! Hopefully I can pick up a sentence or two with your weekly tutorial
Good to improve your language skill =)
Mintong intong no ti Inan~
hahaha...dah reti cakap dusun..yeah!!
esok boleh aku berlagak dengan bahasa baru..yes yes
boleh sebut terus je ke Bel.., kang ada yang tak paham pulak, slang di camne???
Ps : sebenarnya naksuruh buat audio baru boleh sebut ngan betul
seronoknya!!!!! nak kena print out nak hafal nie.... =)
tue perkataan 'piri' 'taraiyon' sama 'padabolan' yg mahal aaa...direct translation dr BI aa... ^______^
Hi Belle, Wow! This the first time I read about Dusun language. Sure sounds fascinating and interesting too.
I guess there must be many different languages or dialects, whatever where you are.
Kadazan, Orang Ulu, Bidayu, Iban, etc....?
Good for you to introduce this language to us. Its fun reading and pronouncing it.
Have a nice day, Lee.
leh buka kelas tuisyen bahasa dusun ni..bila laca bahasa dusun ni ada macam thai sikit2..hehe
wah... bagus ni. Tambah pengetahuan. Hummm..cadangan untuk next DLS ialah cakap pasal nak order makan plak. Dan nama-nama makanan yang unik kat sana. atau barang2/pakaian unik di sana. Wahhh..tentu menarik. Nanti Mush nak buat bahasa jawalah pulak.. I'm Javanese mix Malay
test tarai..hehe bah lama suda saya nda mendarat sini apa suda kabar Sigu bel?.. :)
menarik la entry belajar bahasa dusun ni..kdg2 kan tgk bahasa ni ade dekat2 dengan mandarin sbb ciktom pernah belajar ms degree aritu..hehe
Konsikow akak zenzebel ittewww bahh.. ehehe
wah.. best plak baca yang bahasa dusun nya.. rasa macam belajar bahasa tagalog pun ada.. hehehe..
huhu susah gak bhsa org dudun ye..klu g sana bleh mnx sys ajr kan..hehe
i believe this language can only be used locally at your place? it must be fun talking in secret language!
hehehe. boleh belajar bahasa dusun di sini ^^ thanks !!! :)
nice info.
thanks for sharing this
wahh!
bole bukak kelas neh! ;)
wah....nak belajar cakap bhasa dusun neh...hehhe
wordless wednesday teda ka ni hari?..hehe
i wish there is also an audio hehe!
am I asking too much hehehe!
we want more...conversion talk when at shop... 1kg bawang merah, for example
Wahaa.. bagus lah.. boleh belajar Bahasa Dusun.. buat posting pasal bahasa Dusun lagi ya.. thanks sharing! =)
yours
SH
It's nice that you share a language translation in your posts. People will love it! I love it!
Do you speak Mandarin too?
xoxo
MrsM
Salam Z...
bagus juga ada kelas bahasa ni. Kakcik suka..
:)
bestnya sabah..
tringin nak p tp masih blum ada rezeki
dtg ke sana boleh cik zezebel
bawa jalan2 ;P
hahaha the comment about the last dialogue made me laugh :)
mana sudah kau pigi ni bel?.. idung pun nda nampak hehe merajuk ka,
Salam Zezebel,salam ziarah :)
Saya sudah belajar sesuatu hari ni.. Konsikow :)
belle, you haven't update your blog for quite a while already. are you ok?
jenjalan sini
toookkkkoooii.... o buli neh ni mandak!
heheh..thanks share..bru tahu
met siang Bunda :D
Moi, you should write a book oh...Conversational Dusun :) Nice post :)
I feel like I should be paying you as your teaching us/me new languages, its very interesting
where have u disappeared? today is wednesday kan? :)
huhuhu menarik2... dapat belajar bahasa dusun... berapa tu sama dengan bahasa jawa pi ro...
best2..nanti kalau pergi sabah...bolehlah praktikkan apa yg zezebel ajar ni..lagi senang..ajak zezebel jer terus...hehe
dimana cik zezebel nih... sibuk barangkali...
bahasa yang menarik untuk dipelajari lagi..dan lagi
Bagus juga ada ruangan mcm ni zezebel abis sia pun nda berapa fasih ckp Dusun versi ni... sia lebih kpd dusun Lotud Tuaran... pisang dlm bahasa DL mansak...
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