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Example 68-19
dorang/dong
dorang/dong
2pl
/
3pl
you (plural) / they
Comment:
Dong
is a short form of
dorang.
Both mean ‘you’ (plural) or ‘they’.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Scott 2008
: 406
Language:
Ambon Malay
by
Scott Paauw
cite
Datapoints:
Person syncretism in independent personal pronouns: Syncretism between 2nd and 3rd person
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