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dusun-dictionary-corpus

Dusun stringlengths 2 107	English stringlengths 1 108	Type stringclasses 22 values	Malay stringlengths 2 117	Category stringclasses 38 values	Variants stringclasses 866 values
3:00 AM	3:00 AM	noun	3:00 AM	time, events & quantities	null
4:00 PM	4:00 PM	noun	4:00 PM	time, events & quantities	null
"Amu oku insan nokoongoi doh hilo," simbar dih John	“I have never been there,” John replied	sentence	“Saya tidak pernah ke sana,” jawab John	dialog	null
"Amu oku sotuju," ka dih Mary	“I don’t agree,” Mary said	sentence	“Saya tidak bersetuju,” kata Mary	dialog	null
"Apanat oku," ka dih John	“I am tired,” John said	sentence	“Saya letih,” kata John	dialog
"Apatut mamanau noh yati nondo," ka dih John	“We should leave now,” John said	sentence	“Kita patut pergi sekarang,” kata John	dialog	null
"kada igitai!" katagadan dau ih tadi' dau doh kusai	"don't touch that!" she scolds her little brother	sentence	"jangan sentuh itu!" dia memarahi adik lelakinya	null	null
"Karaati ko ii?" nuhot dih sigu	“Do you understand?” the teacher asked	sentence	“Adakah kamu faham?” tanya guru itu	dialog	null
"lohowon ku iya tiinu," simbar dau	“I will call you later,” he answered	sentence	“Saya akan menelefon kamu kemudian,” jawabnya	dialog	null
"Nokuro tu' alambat ko?" nuhot dau yau	“Why are you late?” she asked him	sentence	“Kenapa kamu lambat?” dia bertanya kepadanya	dialog	null
"Nombo ngoyon nu," nuhot dih Mary	“Where are you going?” Mary asked	sentence	“Ke mana kamu pergi?” tanya Mary	dialog	null
"Obuli ko minum waig daamot puasa," ka dih dokutur	"You can drink while fasting," the doctor said	sentence	"Anda boleh minum semasa berpuasa," kata doktor itu	null	null
"Rumulan ii," ka dih mama dau	“Please be careful,” his mother said	sentence	“Tolong berhati-hati,” kata ibunya	dialog	null
"Tahakon dih Mary ti bunga," ka dih John	"Give these flowers to Mary," said John.	sentence	"berikan bunga ini kepada Mary," kata John	declarative	null
"Uhupan tia," janji dih Mary	“I will help you,” Mary promised	sentence	“Saya akan membantu kamu,” janji Mary	dialog	null
12 haribulan lima 2023	May 12, 2023	null	12 Mei 2023	null	null
15 minit noh nakatalib	15 minutes has passed	sentence	15 minit sudah berlalu	null	null
23 haribulan lapan 2000	August 23, 2000	null	23 Ogos 2000	null	null
3 haribulan satu 2020	3rd January 2020	null	3hb Januari 2020	null	null
3 toun	3 years	phrase	3 tahun	null	null
aabaron nopo tokou mamaso ti kaadaan	let's be patient during this situation	sentence	marilah kita bersabar dalam situasi ini	null	null
aadahan	delayed toward midday	null	berlanjutan ke tengahari	null	null
aadang	balanced	adjective	seimbang	descriptive	null
aadil	fair	adjective	adil	personal	null
aadil	just	adjective	adil	personal	null
aadil pertimbangan	fair judgement	phrase	pengadilan yang adil	null	null
aadil pinabagi doh sumber	resources are allocated fairly	sentence	sumber diagihkan secara adil	declarative	null
aaga	estimate	verb	dianggar	stative (object)	ajangka
aaga	anticipate	verb	dijangka	stative (object)	ajangka
aaga nu piro tulun hiti suang?	can you estimate how many people are inside?	sentence	dapat kamu anggarkan jumlah manusia di dalam?	interrogative	null
aagab	in a hurry	adjective	tergesa-gesa	personal	null
aagab-agab tomod oku ti	I am really in a rush	sentence	saya tergesa-gesa betul ini	declarative	null
aagat	heavy	adjective	berat	descriptive	awagat
aagat ko tomod. amu oku kobuntut diya	you are too heavy. I cannot lift you	sentence	kamu terlampau berat. saya tidak dapat mengangkat kamu	declarative	null
aaii	able to finish	adjective	boleh dihabiskan	general	aawi
aakan	edible	adjective	boleh dimakan	descriptive	null
aakan ii iti sada ti?	is this fish edible?	sentence	adakah ikan ini boleh dimakan?	interrogative	null
aakan ii ti manuk ti?	is this chicken edible?	sentence	adakah ayam ini boleh dimakan?	interrogative	null
aakan ti linso doh pulutan?	can these cempedak seeds be eaten?	sentence	biji cempedak ini boleh dimakankah?	interrogative	null
aala	lose	verb	kalah	stative (object)	null
aala diyolo ih lawan diyolo monikid pialaan	they defeat their opponents in every match	sentence	mereka mengalahkan pihak lawan dalam setiap perlawanan	null	null
aala ih tiim nung amu nogo yolo sumonong yoh	the team faces defeat if they do not improve	sentence	pasukan itu menghadapi kekalahan jika mereka tidak bertambah baik	null	null
aala oku kasari songira mamain sumahap dau	I always lose when playing against him	sentence	saya sentiasa kalah apabila bermain menentang dia	null	null
aala oku monikid timpu mamain catur yahai	I lose every time we play chess	sentence	saya kalah setiap kali kami main catur	null	null
aala oku nopo ti giim om mundorong oku	if I lose this game I quit	sentence	jika saya kalah permainan ini saya berhenti	null	null
aalus	smooth	adjective	halus	descriptive	null
aalus	smooth	adjective	licin	descriptive	null
aaman	peaceful	adjective	aman	personal	null
aaman ii Sabah dih gulu poh	Sabah was once a peaceful place	sentence	Sabah suatu ketika dulu adalah tempat yang aman	declarative	null
aaman opurimanan dih ginawo ku kosuabon baino	my heart feels peaceful this morning	sentence	hati saya berasa tenang pagi ini	null	null
aami	bland	adjective	tawar	descriptive	ayami
aandad	same time	adverb	serentak	null	null
aandadan	can be waited	verb	boleh ditunggu	stative (object)	null
aansaman	tastes sour	null	rasa masam	null	null
aantakan	at the same time	adverb	masa yang sama	null	null
aanu	able to be taken	adjective	boleh diambil	descriptive	orikot
aanu nu ih tusin nu hilo'd biing?	are you able to withdraw your money from the bank?	sentence	kamu dapat keluarkan duit kamu dari bank?	interrogative	null
aapal	able to be memorized	adjective	boleh dihafal	descriptive	apaham
aapal dih John ih buuk	John is able to memorize the book	sentence	John dapat menghafal buku itu	declarative	null
aaraban	to be spattered	verb	ditaburi	stative (object)	null
aaraban takano ku doh roun	my rice is sprinkled with leaves	sentence	nasi saya ditaburi oleh daun	declarative	null
aarau-arau	hastily	adverb	terburu-buru	null	null
aarau-arau	in a hurry	adjective	terburu-buru	general	null
aarau-arau	hastily	adverb	tergesa-gesa	null	null
aarau-arau nopo ih John manansab dih tapui tu' guminayo ih tapui	John quickly put out the fire because it was getting bigger	sentence	John cepat-cepat memandamkan api kerana api itu semakin membesar	declarative	null
aarau-arau yau minonulis dih ngaran dau id karatas	he hurriedly wrote his name on the paper	sentence	dia tergesa-gesa menulis namanya di atas kertas	null	null
aarau-arau yolo suminuang dih baas sobolum minamanau	they hurriedly entered the bus before it moved	sentence	mereka tergesa-gesa masuk ke dalam bas sebelum bergerak	null	null
aasi	legal	adjective	sah	general	null
aasi'	delicious	adjective	sedap	descriptive	darasi, osidap
aauk	drunk	adjective	mabuk	null	null
aawal	early	adjective	awal	descriptive	null
aawal ih tongo budak sikul minoniap dih karaja rumah diyolo	the students finished their homework early	sentence	para pelajar menyiapkan kerja rumah mereka awal	null	null
aawal ko muli baino?	are you coming back early today?	null	kamu balik awal hari ini?	null	null
aawal ko' ih koubasan momibunga ilo kayu	the tree is blooming earlier than usual	sentence	pokok itu sedang berbunga lebih awal daripada biasa	null	null
aawal ko'd minosik baino?	did you wake up early today?	sentence	kamu bangun awal hari ini?	interrogative	null
aawal ku nosiap ih karaja rumah ku baino, ingkuro ih diya?	I finished my homework early, how about yours?	sentence	saya menyiapkan kerja rumah saya awal, bagaimana dengan kamu punya?	null	null
aawal nokorikot tongo tulun kumaraja kosuabon baino	workers arrived early this morning	sentence	pekerja tiba awal pagi ini	declarative	null
aawal notutup ih kadai. iri noh sabab minongoi yahai tampat suai	the store was closed early. as a result, we went elsewhere	sentence	kedai itu tutup awal. akibatnya, kami pergi ke tempat lain	declarative	null
aawal oku kasari doh korikot	I always come early	sentence	saya selalu datang awal	declarative	null
aawal oku minodop	I slept early	sentence	saya tidur awal	declarative	null
aawal oku modop totuong suab	I will sleep early tomorrow night	sentence	saya akan tidur awal malam esok	null	null
aawal oku mosik kadang-kadang	I sometimes wake up early	sentence	saya kadang-kadang bangun awal	null	null
aawal oku mosik monikid tadau	I wake up early everyday	sentence	saya bangun awal setiap hari	declarative	null
aawal pinalabus ih banduan	the prisoner was released early	sentence	banduan itu dibebaskan lebih awal	declarative	null
aawal sorouku korikot yau	I think, she may arrive early	sentence	saya rasa, dia mungkin tiba awal	declarative	null
aawal tomod ko napanat	you got tired really early	sentence	awal betul kamu penat	null	null
aawal tomod ti kadai otutup	this shop closes so early	sentence	awal betul kedai ini tutup	declarative	null
aawal yahai nakaasok toun baino tu' nokouli ih John minuhup dahai	we finished planting rice early this year because John came back to help us	sentence	kami awal siap menanam padi tahun ini sebab John balik untuk membantu kami	declarative	null
aawal yau minoniap dih karaja dau supaya koruba yau dih Mary	he finished his work early so that he could meet Mary	sentence	dia menyiapkan kerjanya awal supaya dia boleh bertemu Mary	null	null
aawal yau tuminongkiad mantad upis	he left the office early	sentence	dia meninggalkan pejabat awal	declarative	null
aawal-awal rumikot, oowian tokou doh takano	come a bit earlier, or we’ll run out of rice later	sentence	awal sikit datang, nanti kita kehabisan nasi	declarative	null
abaal	expert	adjective	mahir	null	null
abaal tomod ih John	John is very smart	adjective	John sangat pintar	descriptive	null
ababak	breakable	adjective	boleh dipecahkan	descriptive	null
ababang	lit up	adjective	bercahaya	descriptive	null
ababasan	bored	adjective	bosan	personal	apaasan
ababasan	tired	adjective	penat	personal	apaasan
ababasan oku mandad dia	I feel bored waiting for you	sentence	saya bosan menunggu kamu	declarative	null
ababat	able to mow	adjective	boleh ditebas	descriptive	null
ababo	able to be carried	adjective	boleh diangkat	descriptive	akakat

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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 22,000 entries including:

~8k+ dictionary words with translations
~10K+ 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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