kita orang

Malay

Etymology

Calque of Min Nan 我人／我儂／我侬 (góa-lâng, “we, us”, literally “me people”) and the usage of kita as me.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kitə oraŋ/, /kitoraŋ/, /toraŋ/

Pronoun

kita orang (colloquial, incorrect usage for kami)

  1. we (exclusive); I and other(s) but not those ones I am addressing to.
  2. us (exclusive); me and other(s) but not those ones I am addressing to.
  3. our (exclusive); my and of other(s) but not of those ones I am addressing to.
  4. ours (if used with milik, kepunyaan, etc.)
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