Ambonese

American  

[am-buh-neez, -nees] / ˌæm bəˈniz, -ˈnis /

Also Amboinese

noun

plural

Ambonese

1. a native or inhabitant of Ambon.

2. the Austronesian language, having several dialects, spoken by the people of Ambon.

3. a Malay dialect spoken as a lingua franca in the central Moluccas.

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adjective

1. of or relating to Ambon, its people, or their language.

Etymology

Origin of Ambonese

First recorded in 1860–65; Ambon + -ese

Example Sentences

Another scientific account comes from the 1741 book Ambonese Herbal, by German botanist Georg Eberhard Rumphius.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2024

They were eventually used in naturalist Georgius Rumphius’s 1705 book, The Ambonese Curiosity Cabinet.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

The national dance known as Menari, and often performed on the shore in honour of the outgoing steamer, no longer satisfies Ambonese requirements, with the slow gyrations and studied postures of Oriental tradition.

From Through the Malay Archipelago by Richings, Emily