MINSINGILO BOROS KADAZANDUSUN APASI BOROS, APASI TINARU

BOROS Dusun id pibarasan osonong karangahan nung pidolinon rati id boros English. Tikid boros haro kagarasan om kosonongon moboros. Boros Dusun nogi nga haro kosonongon moboros i aiso id boros tinaru suai miagal ko moboros babas molohing kumaa molohing. Boros Dusun atampasi nung gunoon do tulun Dusun id pibarasan tikid tadau. Kinongoho iti pinibarasan di Muiri om i Juil id sumusuhut diti. Liwang irad diti nogi iso mantad impoon montok paparalom om popointutun boros tokou kumaa tinaru suai ih nokoburu id winorun diti. Kopisanangan do mambasa. Juil: Insan tadau minoi oku id iso pitotomuan. One day I went to a market. Muiri: Nunu di nokito nu? What did you see? Juil: Nokokito oku songulun sumandak olundus. I saw a beautiful girl. Muiri: Nagayat ko di daa dau. You were attracted to her. Juil: Pointantu no. Certainly I was. Muiri: Nunu salut/wotik bangkad dau? What is the colour of her shirt? Juil: Kikuun toitom au kosondot totud om bangkad gosing. She wore an above-knee black skirt and a purple shirt. Muiri: Tondu Dusun matuu isido? Is she a Dusun girl? Juil: Matuu doti. May be Muiri: Nokuro tu au ko minongkiboros dau? Why didn’t you speak to her? Juil: Otingayaman oku. I felt shy. Muiri: Nunu di kotingayaman nu? Why were you shy? Juil: Au atagap pananambangkad ku. I was not smartly attired. Muiri: Au taagal atagap bangkad. No need to be smart in attire. Juil: Nokuro tu au? Why not? Muiri: Ginawo kusai o intangan do tongondu okon ko bangkad diolo. Women look at men’s heart, not their attire. Juil: Irad toi gia di? Is it like that? Muiri: O. Yes. Juil: Nga atama oku daa mintutun dau nung atagap daa pananambangkad ku maso di. But I would be braver to introduce myself to her had I worn smartly that day. Muiri: Tanakwagu ko guntalou.. You are a coward guy. Juil: Au oku kaakun dika. I do not agree with you. Muiri: Nung au ko atama minsomok do tondu, tandasan ko dau do au ko manu dau. If you do not dare to approach a woman, she would think that you are not interested in her. Juil: Oh, miagal po mah di? Oh, is it like that? Muiri: O. Yes. Juil: Orosiyan oku sorohon oku dau kusai orusuk. I was scared she might think I am an awkward man. Muiri: Aiso kotutukon pibarasan kito nung miagal diti kasari. Nosunudan ku no ika di do au nu po oilaan gisom do oumbalan nu. Our conversation has no conclusion if we go on like this. I have told you that you never know until you have tried. Juil: Agayo kounsikaan ku dika.Tambalut ku ika di tosonong. I thank you so much. You are my good friend. Muiri: Miagal nopo bo