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DusunDictionary
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dusun-dictionary-corpus

Dusun stringlengths 2 102	English stringlengths 1 98	Type stringclasses 13 values	Malay stringlengths 1 109 ⌀	Category stringclasses 23 values	Variants stringclasses 72 values
aadil	just, fair	adjective	adil	null	null
aagat	heavy	adjective	berat	null	awagat
aaii	able to finish	adjective	boleh dihabiskan	null	aawi
aakan	edible	adjective	boleh dimakan	descriptive	null
aalus	smooth	adjective	licin	descriptive	null
aaman	peaceful	adjective	aman	null	null
aanu	able to be taken	adjective	boleh diambil	descriptive	null
aapal	able to be memorized	adjective	boleh dihafal	descriptive	null
aasi	legal	adjective	sah	general	null
aasi'	delicious	adjective	sedap	null	darasi
aawal	early	adjective	awal	descriptive	null
abaal tomod ih John	John is very smart	adjective	Apuk sangat pintar	descriptive	null
ababak	able to be broken	adjective	boleh dipecahkan	descriptive	null
ababak	breakable	adjective	boleh dipecahkan	descriptive	null
ababang	lit up	adjective	bercahaya	descriptive	null
ababasan	bored	adjective	bosan	personal	null
ababasan	tired	adjective	penat	personal	null
ababat	able to mow	adjective	boleh ditebas	descriptive	null
ababo	able to be carried	adjective	boleh diangkat	descriptive	null
abagalan	enough	adjective	cukup	general	null
abalantas	eloquent	adjective	fasih	general	null
abanar	correct	adjective	benar	general	null
abandak	bright (light)	adjective	terang	descriptive	null
abangat	full	adjective	kenyang	general	null
abantalan	meet	adjective	jumpa	general	null
abantalan	next	adjective	depan	general	null
abantug	great	adjective	hebat	general	null
abantug	popular	adjective	popular	general	null
abantug	glory	adjective	terpujilah	null	null
abarani	brave	adjective	berani	general	null
abasa	readable	adjective	boleh dibaca	descriptive	null
abasagi	square	adjective	segi empat sama	descriptive	null
adalaan	too much	adjective	berlebihan	general	null
adangki	jealous	adjective	dengki	personal	null
adaras	strong	adjective	deras	general	null
agaan	light (weight)	adjective	ringan	descriptive	null
agagas	skinny	adjective	kurus	descriptive	null
agahui	skinny	adjective	kurus	descriptive	null
agahui	thin	adjective	kurus	descriptive	null
agambit	able to be caught	adjective	boleh ditangkap	general	null
agampot	reachable	adjective	boleh dicapai	general	null
agangau	noisy	adjective	bising	null	null
agarang	fierce	adjective	garang	personal	null
agarot	hoarse voice	adjective	serak suara	descriptive	null
agaso	funny	adjective	lucu	null	null
agayat	can be pulled	adjective	boleh ditarik	null	agaat
agayo	big	adjective	besar	descriptive	null
agayo	huge	adjective	besar	descriptive	null
agayo kuasa	powerful	adjective	berkuasa	null	null
ahata	fresh (fish)	adjective	mentah	descriptive	null
aiso guno	useless	adjective	tiada guna	general	null
aiso tutok	idiot	adjective	tiada otak	personal	null
ajarang	seldom	adjective	jarang	general	null
akaas	high	adjective	tinggi	descriptive	akawas
akadau	hard	adjective	keras	descriptive	null
akakar	rice that is not sticky	adjective	nasi yang tidak melengkit	null	null
akakat	able to be lifted	adjective	boleh diangkat	descriptive	null
akakat	lift able	adjective	boleh diangkat	descriptive	null
akalab	bright	adjective	terang	descriptive	null
akalo	dim	adjective	kelam	descriptive	null
akalot	astringent	adjective	kelat	descriptive	null
akapal	thick	adjective	tebal	descriptive	null
akarahan	ticklish	adjective	geli	null	null
akarau	ticklish	adjective	geli	null	null
akasar	rough	adjective	kasar (permukaan)	descriptive	null
akasar	rude	adjective	biadap	personal	null
akatol	itchy	adjective	gatal	descriptive	null
akaya	rich	adjective	kaya	personal	null
alaab	broad	adjective	luas	descriptive	null
alaab	wide	adjective	lebar	descriptive	null
alaga	wealthy	adjective	kaya	personal	null
alaga	well-off	adjective	kaya	personal	null
alaid	long (time)	adjective	lama	descriptive	null
alais	pointed	adjective	runcing	descriptive	null
alaju	fast, quick	adjective	cepat	descriptive	null
alaju	fast, quick	adjective	laju	descriptive	null
alaju	fast, quick	adjective	pantas	descriptive	null
alakis	agile	adjective	tangkas	personal	null
alamau	slippery	adjective	licin	descriptive	null
alambat	slow	adjective	lambat	descriptive	null
alampai	flat	adjective	rata	descriptive	null
alanak	able to melt	adjective	boleh cair	null	null
alangang	scorching smell	adjective	bau busuk/pedas	descriptive	null
alanog	squishy	adjective	gebu?	descriptive	null
alanut	tough	adjective	liat	descriptive	null
alapak	splittable	adjective	boleh dibelah	null	null
alasu	hot	adjective	panas	descriptive	null
alawa	beautiful	adjective	cantik	descriptive	null
alawa	gorgeous	adjective	jelita	descriptive	null
alawa	pretty	adjective	lawa	descriptive	null
amahal	expensive	adjective	mahal	general	null
amalu	embarrassed	adjective	malu	personal	null
amalu	shy	adjective	malu	personal	null
amalu	shy	adjective	segan	personal	null
amarod	feeling rough surface	adjective	kasar (permukaan)	descriptive	null
amu atantu	uncertain	adjective	tidak tentu	general	null
amu atantu	undecided	adjective	tidak tentu	general	null
amu kapaganak	infertile	adjective	mandul	null	null
amu koundorong	active	adjective	tidak pandai berhenti	general	null
amu noundaran	awful	adjective	teruk	general	null

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Dusun-English-Malay Dictionary and Corpus

A comprehensive trilingual language resource for Dusun, an endangered Austronesian language from Sabah, Malaysia.

Dataset Overview

This dataset contains approximately 10,000 entries including:

~5k+ dictionary words with translations
~4K+ 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 (if applicable)

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-2025,
  title={Dusun-English-Malay Dictionary and Corpus},
  author={DusunDictionary.com},
  year={2025},
  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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