dorang

Ambonese Malay

Alternative forms

• dong

Etymology

From dia + orang.

Pronoun

dorang

1. they
2. you (plural)

   Synonym: ngoni

See also

Ambonese Malay personal pronouns

		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

• dong

Etymology

From Malay diorang, from dia (“he, she, it”) +‎ orang (“people”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔraŋ/
• Hyphenation: do‧rang

Pronoun

dorang

1. Third person plural pronoun: they, them, their
2. 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

1. (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

North Moluccan Malay personal pronouns

		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.