Kadazandusun terms of endearment
Terms of endearment in Kadazandusun, a North Bornean language
spoken in the state of Sabah in Borneo in Malaysia.
Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal, m =
said by males, f = said by females, >m = said to males,
>f = said to females.
Endearments for friends, children and lovers
- Oi = dear
- Gaman, amai, aman (>m) = uncle, a person who is older than you
- Inai, inan (>f) = aunty, a person who is older than you
- Oi yaki (frm, >m) = dear grandpa
- Oi yodu (frm, >f) = dear grandma
- Obpinai, ompinai, tobpinai = friend, buddy, cousin, brother/sister
- Oi koruhang ku = my dear friend, my dear buddy, my companion, my ally
- Ambalut = friend, buddy
- Tambalut ku = my friend
- Mandak (>f) = female friend, female lover, baby
- Sumandak (>f) = female friend, female lover
- Asi, Gasi (m>m) = male friend, brother
- Along, Galong (f>f) = sister-in-law
- Ipag = brother-in-law, sister-in-law
- Oi yanak = dear child
- Onong (inf) = little child
- Ondu (>m) = child, kid, boy
- Ugou (>f) = child, kid, girl
Endearments for lovers
- Arud = darling, honey (for spouse only)
- Karud ku = my darling, my honey (lit: my female pig; for spouse only)
- Sawo ku = my dear husband/ my dear wife (for spouse only)
- Koupusan, kolisihan = love, beloved
- Ginawo ku = my heart
- Koginawaan = beloved (for family members only)
- Kusai ku (>m) = my man
- Oi tanakwagu ku (>m) = my dear boyfriend
- Sumandak ku (>f) = my girlfriend, my girl
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