nokotompu - ricochetted

Eg. 1) Pagavado ku ih vatu nga nokotompu om koontok oh takod ku.
       English: I threw a pebble but it ricochetted and hit my leg instead.

Tansa is fence. What about epiphany? Kinoukaban do ginavo or kinoulalaan ( do mato). Methinks. Kangku daa.

Tapoh is chaff

RICE 101 - What is 'togod' in English?

'Togod', a Kadazan word, is that stuff on rice husk that can make you feel itchy. Too much of it that is. Is there a name for that in English? Not dust. I don't think so. I'm stumped.

Open Your Mind!: Reliving the Myth of the Lazy Natives?

Open Your Mind!: Reliving the Myth of the Lazy Natives?

Sabah Vege versus Sayur Manis

Are they referring to the same? Isoo ih naku iho?

Rita Mojilis

Nomboo no ih huhumozou  Kadazan nabantug, Rita Mojilis ,do baino? 
 Where is the renowned Kadazan singer , Rita Mojilis, these days?


 Noikot toomod daa vinasi nung kivaa  di kotiitiu poh daa diau.
It would be really great to have someone who could  at least hold a candle to you. 

Counting in Kadazan Continued

Let us continue with the counting where I left off.

1. twenty one - duvo ngoopod om iso
2. twenty two - duvo ngoopod om duvo
3. twenty three - duvo ngoopod om tohu
4. twenty four - duvo ngoopod om apat
5. twenty five - duvo ngoopod om himo
6. twenty six - duvo ngoopod om onom
7. twenty seven - duvo ngoopod om tuu
8. twenty eight - duvo ngoopod om vahu
9. twenty nine - duvo ngoopod om sizam
10. thirty - tohu ngoopod
11. forty - apat ngoopod
12. fifty - himo ngoopod
13. sixty - onom ngoopod
14. seventy - tuu ngoopod
15. eighty - vahu ngoopod
16. ninety - sizam ngoopod
17. ninety nine(99) - sizam ngoopod om sizam
18. hundred - atus
19. one hundred - atus
20. hundred and one - atus om iso *toiko atus iso to simplify
21. hundred and two - atus duvo (simplified version is   acceptable, minus the 'om' which means 'and' in English)
22. two hundred - duvo ngaatus
23. three hundred - tohu ngaatus
24. nine hundred - sizam ngaatus
25. nine hundred and nine(909) - sizam ngaatus sizam
26. nine hundred ninety nine(999) - sizam ngaatus sizam ngoopod om sizam
27. thousand - soibu/iso ngoibu
28. thousand and one - soibu iso
29. thousand and two - soibu duvo
30. thousand nine hundred and ninety nine(1999) - soibu sizam ngaatus sizam ngoopod om sizam
31. two thousand - duvo ngoibu
32. ten thousand - opod ngoibu
33. hundred thousand - atus ngoibu
34. five hundred thousand/half a million - himo ngaatus ngoibu/*satanga lizong
35. nine hundred ninety nine thousand nine hundred and ninety nine(999,999) - sizam ngaatus sizam ngoopod om sizam ngoibu sizam ngaatus sizam ngoopod om sizam
36. million - lizong
37. one million - solizong/iso lizong

Notice the prefixes of 'ngo' and 'nga'in ngoopod(20's to 90's), ngaatus(two hundred's to nine hundred's) and ngoibu( for the thousand's ). 

**
toiko means 'or'
satanga means 'half'

Wishing to be Merlin

Tootopot do 'nokohogos' zou.(English: I totally suck).

Au zou apandai mamakai do kompute(r). (English: I suck at using a computer).

Not sure when to catch the 4th season of Merlin. My children and I saw all the three-season episodes of Merlin. I love that show. In fact I like all the characters in the show. They could really transport me to their world of magic. The cast perform their characters superbly. I cried openly when Merlin showed his sadness for not being able to save his biological father.

That brings me to my wishing to be Merlin. I wrote more 'counting in kadazan' in my blog to post. I lost it again. I get carried away a lot of times. Going off on tangents. I suck (nokohogos) at following instructions. While I may have ideas, I still need to harness them to cohesiveness. Yet, it doesn't stop there. That is the reason I wish for Merlin's magic. I want to be able to just stare at my laptop screen and transfer my thoughts I want to share. Well, it's not going to happen. I'm hoping my nine-year- old will teach me a few tricks. He's savvier than me at using a computer. Sad.

I remember my sisters used to say 'nokohogos' to euphemise anything that is left much to be desired. Especially to disapprove a character.

Nokohogos is something like 'au nototoina'. Abandoned or not polished  or neglected therefore it sucks. For example, I suck at using a computer because I don't use it often. Or I'm daft. Just don't want to better myself. 

My take on the kadazan word 'nokohogos'. It could mean bad, not savvy, do not know or sucks.

Our Body - Tinan Tokou

Our Body - Tinan Tokou

English words in Kadazan

1. body - tinan
2. foot - hapap
3. heel - totod
4. leg - takod
5. calf - bodtung
6. knee - totud
7. thigh - pooh
8. hip - tavak
9. stomach -tizan
10. navel - pusod
11. chest - kangkab
12. shoulder - bahazan
13. armpit - pohikok
14. back - hikud
15. arm - hongon
16. hand - pahad
17. fingers - tuntuu
18. nails - hindusu
19. elbow - siku
20. neck - tatahanan
21. chin - looh
22. mouth - kabang
23. teeth - nipon
24. tongue - diha
25. gums - monsis
26. lips - munung
27. nose - todung
28. eyes - mato
29. cheeks - pingas
30. ears - tohingo
31. eyelash - vuhu mato
32. eyelid - kiop
33. eyebrow - kudou
34. forehead - dabas
35. head - tuhu
36. hair - tobuk

Happy learning.

Counting in Kadazan

I am a novice.  I was about to post my jottings but it all disappeared. Not sure what I've done.

So, I'm going to retype the whole composition all over again. For want of a better phrase.

I've been trying to teach my children Kadazan. They are too occupied. Online game championship is where the bulk of their free time is spent. I'm vying for their attention. I am just so tired of begging.

Anyways,  I was sharing with the youngest counting in Kadazan.

1. one - iso
2. two - duvo
3. three - tohu
4. four - apat
5. five- himo
6. six - onom
7. seven - tuu
8. eight - vahu
9. nine - sizam
10. ten - opod
11. eleven - opod om iso
12. twelve - opod om duvo
13. thirteen - opod om tohu
14. fourteen - opod om apat
15. fifteen - opod om himo
16. sixteen - opod om onom
17. seventeen - opod om tuu
18. eighteen - opod om vahu
19. nineteen - opod om sizam
20. twenty - duvo ngoopod

'Om' means and.

Back to losing my data earlier, I was trying to mediate the competing gamers (my children) from getting rough with one another, I lost my  own ground.
Till next time.