kita orang
Malay edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Calque of Hokkien 我儂/我侬 (góa-lâng, “we; us; our”, literally “me people”), in which kita is likely meant to be a first-person singular pronoun. Compare dia orang and kau orang.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
- (colloquial, exclusive) we; us; our
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Further reading edit
- “kita orang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.