dorang
Ambonese Malay
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronoun
dorang
See also
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | long | beta | katóng, batóng1 |
| short | bet | tong | |
| 2nd person | long | ose, ale |
dorang, ngoni |
| short | os, se, al |
dong, ngo | |
| 3rd person | long | dia, ontua2, akang2 |
dorang |
| short | ontó2, kang2 |
dong | |
| possessive | pe | ||
| reflexive | diri | ||
| emphatic | sandiri | ||
1 Used with inclusive meaning in some dialects.
2 Polite.
- The short forms are mostly dependent.
- The second person pronouns are usually avoided when talking to someone of higher status or older.
See each entry for more information.
References
- D. Takaria, C. Pieter (1998) Kamus Bahasa Melayu Ambon-Indonesia[1], Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa
North Moluccan Malay
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Malay diorang, from dia (“he, she, it”) + orang (“people”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɔraŋ/
- Hyphenation: do‧rang
Pronoun
dorang
- Third person plural pronoun: they, them, their
- they (a person or some people; people in general; someone, excluding the speaker)
- Yang masi biking bagini to ta harap dorang capat-capat barenti.
- Those who are still doing this, I hope they stop quickly.
Determiner
dorang
- (for human nouns, usually the short form is used) them; those
- dong ana-ana ― those kids
- Dong Maulana pi mana?
- Where are Maulana and his friends?
Usage notes
dorang is almost exclusively used to refer to humans or animals.
See also
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | long | kita, saya1 |
torang |
| short | ta | tong | |
| 2nd person | long | ngana | ngoni |
| short | nga | ngo | |
| 3rd person | long | dia | dorang |
| short | de | dong | |
| possessive | pe | ||
| reflexive | diri | ||
| emphatic | sandiri | ||
1 Polite.
- The short forms are mostly dependent.
- The second person pronouns are usually avoided when talking to someone of higher status or older.
See each entry for more information.