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DusunDictionary
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dusun-dictionary-corpus

Dusun stringlengths 2 107	English stringlengths 1 101	Type stringclasses 17 values	Malay stringlengths 2 117	Category stringclasses 33 values	Variants stringclasses 639 values
aadang	balanced	adjective	seimbang	descriptive	null
aagat	heavy	adjective	berat	descriptive	awagat
aakan	edible	adjective	boleh dimakan	descriptive	null
aalus	smooth	adjective	halus	descriptive	null
aalus	smooth	adjective	licin	descriptive	null
aami	bland	adjective	tawar	descriptive	ayami
aanu	able to be taken	adjective	boleh diambil	descriptive	orikot
aapal	able to be memorized	adjective	boleh dihafal	descriptive	apaham
aasi'	delicious	adjective	sedap	descriptive	darasi, osidap
aawal	early	adjective	awal	descriptive	null
abaal tomod ih John	John is very smart	adjective	Apuk sangat pintar	descriptive	null
ababak	breakable	adjective	boleh dipecahkan	descriptive	null
ababang	lit up	adjective	bercahaya	descriptive	null
ababat	able to mow	adjective	boleh ditebas	descriptive	null
ababo	able to be carried	adjective	boleh diangkat	descriptive	akakat
abandak	bright (light)	adjective	terang	descriptive	atarang
abasa	readable	adjective	boleh dibaca	descriptive	null
abasagi	square	adjective	segi empat sama	descriptive	ampatsagi
agaan	light (weight)	adjective	ringan	descriptive	null
agagas	skinny	adjective	kurus	descriptive	agahui
agahui	skinny	adjective	kurus	descriptive	agagas
agahui	thin	adjective	kurus	descriptive	agagas
agangau	noisy	adjective	bising	descriptive	ohiou, obising
aganol	elastic	adjective	kenyal	descriptive	alanog
agara	noisy	adjective	riuh	descriptive	agangau
agarot	hoarse voice	adjective	serak suara	descriptive	null
agayat	can be pulled	adjective	boleh ditarik	descriptive	atarik
agayo	big	adjective	besar	descriptive	null
agayo	huge	adjective	besar	descriptive	null
agayo kuasa	powerful	adjective	berkuasa	descriptive	null
ahata	fresh (fish)	adjective	mentah	descriptive	mata'
akaas	high	adjective	tinggi	descriptive	akawas
akadau	hard	adjective	keras	descriptive	okodou, okodo
akakar	rice that is not sticky	adjective	nasi yang tidak melengkit	descriptive	null
akakat	able to be lifted	adjective	boleh diangkat	descriptive	agantai, ababo
akakat	lift able	adjective	boleh diangkat	descriptive	agantai, ababo
akalab	bright	adjective	terang	descriptive	atarang
akalo	dim	adjective	kelam	descriptive	null
akalot	astringent	adjective	kelat	descriptive	oporot
akapal	thick	adjective	tebal	descriptive	null
akarahan	ticklish	adjective	geli	descriptive	null
akarau	ticklish	adjective	geli	descriptive	null
akasar	rough	adjective	kasar (permukaan)	descriptive	amarod
akatol	itchy	adjective	gatal	descriptive	null
alaab	wide	adjective	lebar	descriptive	null
alaab	broad	adjective	luas	descriptive	null
alabi	flat	adjective	leper	descriptive	null
alahas	clean	adjective	bersih	descriptive	oborisi
alaid	long (time)	adjective	lama	descriptive	null
alais	pointed	adjective	runcing	descriptive	alawis
alaju	fast, quick	adjective	cepat	descriptive	oringang, okojir
alaju	fast, quick	adjective	laju	descriptive	oringang, okojir
alaju	fast, quick	adjective	pantas	descriptive	oringang, okojir
alamau	slippery	adjective	licin	descriptive	alamou
alambat	slow	adjective	lambat	descriptive	oloyo
alampai	flat	adjective	rata	descriptive	null
alampas	quick	adjective	cepat	descriptive	null
alanak	able to melt	adjective	boleh cair	descriptive	null
alanat	elsatic	adjective	anjal	descriptive	null
alandui	long shape	adjective	bujur	descriptive	null
alangang	scorching smell	adjective	bau busuk atau pedas	descriptive	null
alangga	clean	adjective	bersih	descriptive	oborisi
alangkas	strong	adjective	gagah	descriptive	null
alanog	squishy	adjective	gebu?	descriptive	null
alanut	tough	adjective	liat	descriptive	null
alapak	splittable	adjective	boleh dibelah	descriptive	null
alasu	hot	adjective	panas	descriptive	null
alawa	beautiful	adjective	cantik	descriptive	olingkang, olumis, olundus
alawa	gorgeous	adjective	jelita	descriptive	olingkang, olumis
alawa	pretty	adjective	lawa	descriptive	olingkang, olumis
alaya	tame	adjective	jinak	descriptive	null
amarod	feeling rough surface	adjective	kasar (permukaan)	descriptive	akasar
anaru	long	adjective	panjang	descriptive	null
anawau	bright	adjective	terang	descriptive	atarang
anayong	bland	adjective	tawar	descriptive	null
angaakan	all is edible	adjective	semuanya boleh dimakan	descriptive	null
angarak	crackling sound	adjective	bunyi berderak	descriptive	null
angatarom	sharp weapons	adjective	tajam	descriptive	null
apakot	dense	adjective	padat	descriptive	apalit
apalit	closely spaced	adjective	rapat	descriptive	apakot
apalo	bland	adjective	tawar	descriptive	null
apandau	glary	adjective	silau	descriptive	null
apanggor	strong	adjective	teguh	descriptive	ogirot
apangor	strong and solid	adjective	kukuh	descriptive	null
aparad	abrasive	adjective	kasar (permukaan)	descriptive	amarod
apatat	taut	adjective	tegang	descriptive	null
aragang	red	adjective	merah	descriptive	null
arakit	easy to burn	adjective	mudah terbakar	descriptive	null
arakit	flammable	adjective	mudah terbakar	descriptive	null
aralom	deep	adjective	dalam	descriptive	null
aranggau	tall	adjective	tinggi	descriptive	aranggou, aranggo
arantai	same level	adjective	rata	descriptive	null
arantai	even (level)	adjective	sama rata	descriptive	null
arasak	dry up	adjective	boleh kering	descriptive	null
aratu	able to fall	adjective	boleh jatuh	descriptive	null
asaat	high	adjective	tinggi	descriptive	asawat
asabak	annoyed	adjective	geram	descriptive	null
asagub	damp	adjective	lembab	descriptive	null
asagub	moist	adjective	lembab	descriptive	null
asakai	rideable	adjective	boleh ditunggang	descriptive	null

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Dusun-English-Malay Dictionary and Corpus

A trilingual dataset containing Dusun, English, and Malay words, phrases, and sentences compiled for linguistic research, dictionary development, and machine translation. This dataset is based on the Dusun language as spoken by the Dusun ethnic group of Sabah, Malaysia. While the Dusun dialect in the dataset shares approximately 99% similarity with standardized Kadazandusun, there may be minor differences in vocabulary, spelling, and standardisation. Researchers working on Kadazandusun NLP may find this dataset largely applicable.

Dataset Overview

This dataset contains approximately 14,000 entries including:

~6k+ dictionary words with translations
~6K+ phrases and sentences with translations

Languages: Dusun (dtp), English (en), Malay (ms)

Curated from DusunDictionary.com for Neural Machine Translation (NMT) model training and language preservation.

Dataset Structure

Columns

Column	Description
Dusun	Word or phrase in Dusun language
English	English translation
Type	Part-of-speech or entry type (noun, verb, adj, phrase, etc.)
Malay	Malay translation
Category	Semantic/thematic category
Variant	Dialectal variations and synonyms

Example Entry

Dusun,English,Type,Malay,Category,Variant
osonong,good,adj,bagus,quality,
doho,mine,pronoun,saya punya,,dogo
louson oku, I'm hungry,phrase,saya lapar,,

Usage

Loading the Dataset

from datasets import load_dataset

# Load full dataset
dataset = load_dataset("DusunDictionary/dusun-dictionary-corpus")

# Access data
print(dataset['train'][0])

Filtering for NMT Training

Extract sentence-level data for machine translation:

# Filter phrases only (adjust based on your Type values)
phrases = dataset['train'].filter(lambda x: x['Type'] == 'phrase')

# Create Dusun-English pairs
dusun_english = phrases.map(lambda x: {
    'source': x['Dusun'],
    'target': x['English']
})

Example Use Cases

Machine Translation: Training Dusun↔English and Dusun↔Malay models
Language Preservation: Documenting endangered language vocabulary
Linguistic Research: Studying Austronesian language structures
Educational Tools: Building language learning applications

Language Information

Dusun (ISO 639-3: dtp) is an indigenous language spoken in Sabah, Malaysia. It is considered endangered, with fewer younger generation speakers. This dataset is part of ongoing efforts to preserve and revitalize the language through technology.

Data Collection

Data is continuously curated and verified by native speakers through DusunDictionary.com, combining traditional lexicography with community contributions.

License

MIT License - Free to use with attribution.

Citation

If you use this dataset in your research, please cite:

@misc{dusun-corpus-2026,
  title={Dusun-English-Malay Dictionary and Corpus},
  author={DusunDictionary.com},
  year={2026},
  url={https://huggingface.co/datasets/DusunDictionary/dusun-dictionary-corpus}
}

Contact & Contributing

Website: DusunDictionary.com
Issues: Report errors or suggest improvements via Hugging Face discussions
Contributing: Native speakers and linguists welcome to contribute

Acknowledgments

This project is dedicated to preserving the Dusun language for future generations.

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