Friday, 23 September 2011

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.

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