Ambonese

[ am-buh-neez, -nees ]

noun

, plural Am·bo·nese

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.

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ambonese¹

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

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

From Literature

In Indonesian history Ambonese people have often been admired for their ability to live in harmony with each other.

From BBC

The brown population throngs the pier, and a little fleet of dug-outs escorts the steamer through the bay with gay songs and merry laughter, for the lively Ambonese value every link that binds them to the outside world, and this is their gala day.

From Project Gutenberg

The Ambonese soldiers of the Netherlands India manifest a courageous and warlike character; their rate of payment equals that of their European brothers-in-arms, and in the raids or skirmishes frequent throughout the wild districts of Celebes and Sumatra they play a spirited part.

From Project Gutenberg