Where does “torang” come from?

torang (North Moluccan Malay) comes from Malay kitorang, from Malay kita orang, from Chinese 我儂 — I; me; we; us.

torang (North Moluccan Malay): First person plural pronoun, both exclusive and inclusive: we, us, our

Definitions

  1. First person plural pronoun, both exclusive and inclusive: we, us, our

Ancestry of “torang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykitorangwe; us; our
2Malaykita orangexclusive [[we, us excluding the person spoken to
3Chinese我儂I; me; we; us

Words derived from “torang”

Every word from Chinese 我儂 →Every word from Malay kita orang →Every word from Malay kitorang →