Datapoint Ambon Malay/Nominal and verbal conjunction
The coordinator is deng. Verbal conjunction can also take the form of simple juxtaposition, though this is not the usual expression.
Values 
Identity, overtly expressed
- Example 68-33:
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beta deng Minbeta1sgdengwithMinMinMin and I
- Example 68-57:
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Katong ada dudu tado-tado, dong datang bahonge sa.Katong1pladaprogdudusittado~tado,quiet~quietdong3pldatangcomeba-hongeBA-make.noisesa.onlyWe were sitting very quietly, and they came just to disturb us.
Source: van Minde 1997: 191
- Example 68-58:
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Dong su makang deng balong galap lai.Dong3plsupfvmakangeatdengandbalongnot.yetgalapdarklai.alsoThey have eaten and it is not dark yet.
Source: van Minde 1997: 229
- Example 68-86:
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Des, papa deng mama seng mara-mara lai, su bai.Des,sopapafatherdengandmamamothersengnegmara~maraangry~angrylai,againsualreadybai.goodSo, father and mother were not angry anymore, everything was okay.
Source: van Minde 1997: 126
- Example 68-87:
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kukis kukis deng makanang par basudara deng tamang tamangkukis~kukispl~cookiedengwithmakanangfoodparforbasudararelativedengwithtamang~tamangpl~friendcookies and food for relatives and friends
Source: van Minde 1997: 142
- Confidence:
- Very certain