dorang

Ambonese Malay

Alternative forms

• dong

Etymology

From dia + orang.

Pronoun

dorang

1. they

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. they (third person plural personal pronoun)

   Dorang akang datang di ta pe ruma.

   They will come to my house.

   Saya so kase dorang buku.

   I have given them books.

   We, nga taro dorang pe tas mana?

   Hey, where did you put their bags?

2. (indefinite pronoun, vague meaning) 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 tadi bakumpul deng diam-diam baisap di sana.

   Those kids gathered and were secretly smoking there.

   Dong Maulana pi mana?

   Where are Maulana and his friends?

   Kamareng dong Reza bakulai deng kalas aleng.

   Yesterday Reza and his friends fought with another class.

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, saya	torang
	short	ta	tong
2nd person	long	ngana	ngoni
			ngo
	short	nga
3rd person	long	dia	dorang
	short	de	dong
Notes: The short forms are mostly dependant. See each entry for more information.