8-701: The Liwagu River ( Kadazandusun: Baang Liwagu ) is a river in West Coast Division of Sabah , Malaysia , flowing eastwards off the southern slope of Mount Kinabalu into the Labuk River in Sandakan Division . Most parts of the river are covered by primary and secondary forests. The river is home to various habitat including plant , bird and insect species. Its trail in Mount Kinabalu National Park
16-573: Is an Austronesian language and one of the more widespread languages spoken by the Dusun (including Kadazan ) peoples of Sabah , Malaysia . What is termed as Central Dusun (or simply Dusun ) and Coastal Kadazan (or simply Kadazan ) are deemed to be highly mutually intelligible to one other; many consider these to be part of a single language. The language was among many other Sabahan vernacular languages suppressed under Mustapha Harun 's assimilationist enforcement of Bahasa Malaysia across
24-475: Is considered to be a preeminent birder's trail. The trail varies between open vistas and dense thickets, but is predominantly open, skirting the ridge-top as it goes along the north side of the river gorge. Some of the bird species include chlamydochaera jefferyi , chlorocharis emiliae emiliae , eumyias indigo cerviniventris , harpactes whiteheadi , megalaima pulcherrima , napothera crassa Luzon and zosterops atricapilla . Several insects species such as
32-409: Is not a diphthong, and this is indicated by an apostrophe between the two vowels: a'a . Tindal Dusun has a Philippine-type focus system of syntax that makes one particular noun phrase in a sentence the most prominent. This prominent, focused noun phrase does not need to be the subject or the agent of the clause. In clauses with pronouns, the verbal morphology and the pronoun both indicate focus. If
40-944: Is usually said to have four vowels /a i u o/. According to Tingit, /o/ in Central Dusun is less rounded than in Coastal Kadazan and is sometimes represented with ⟨e⟩. Dusun is written using the Latin alphabet using 21 characters (the letters C, E, F, Q, and X are used in loanwords): A B D G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z These characters together are called Pimato . Diphthongs: ⟨aa⟩ ⟨ai⟩ (sometimes pronounced /e/ ) ⟨ii⟩ ⟨oi⟩ ⟨uu⟩ Some combinations of vowels do not form diphthongs and each vowel retains its separate sound: ⟨ao⟩ ⟨ia⟩ ⟨iu⟩ ⟨ui⟩ ⟨ue⟩ . In some words ⟨aa⟩
48-647: The graphelmis bandukanensis , liparthum , stalk-eyed fly ( teleopsis ) and myrmarachne mariaelenae also found within the river. The intensive agricultural activities in Kundasang Valley area near the upstream of the river basin however has causing problems concerning the river water quality . The river is among the destination for water rafting activities in Sabah aside from Kiulu and Padas River . Kadazandusun language Central Dusun , also known as Bunduliwan (Dusun: Boros Dusun ),
56-491: The most mutually intelligible when conversing with other "Dusun" or "Kadazan" dialects. The phonemes in Central Dusun and Coastal Kadazan are as follows: Robinson specifies that /r/ in Tindal Dusun is a flap [ ɾ ] . [x] occurs as an allophone of /k/ in word-medial position. Tangit and MBDK note that Coastal Kadazan consonants correspond to the following consonants found in other varieties: Kadazandusun
64-606: The state. Under the efforts of the Kadazandusun Cultural Association Sabah , in 1995, the central Bundu-Liwan dialect was selected to serve as the basis for a standardised "Kadazandusun" language. This dialect, spoken in the Bundu and Liwan valleys of the Crocker - Trusmadi ranges (now parts of the present-day districts of Ranau , Tambunan and Keningau ), was selected as it was deemed to be
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