In the Malay languages plurals are expressed by saying the word twice.
Thus "person" is
orang, and "people" is
orang-orang.
Quote:
Originally Posted by parallaxicality
The Indonesian name for the proboscis monkey is orang belanda, or "white man".
|
Actually
orang belanda means Dutchman. (
Belanda comes from the Portuguese word
Holanda.)
The Proboscis monkey has a big nose and belly.
In Dutch it is called the
neusaap, nose monkey.