kita orang

Malay

Etymology

Calque of Hokkien 我人／我儂／我侬 (góa-lâng, “we, us”, literally “me people”) and the usage of kita as me.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kitə oraŋ/, /kitoraŋ/, /toraŋ/

Pronoun

kita orang (colloquial, nonstandard usage for kami)

1. we (exclusive); I and other(s) but not those ones I am addressing to.
2. us (exclusive); me and other(s) but not those ones I am addressing to.
3. our (exclusive); my and of other(s) but not of those ones I am addressing to.
4. ours (if used with milik, kepunyaan, etc.)

Related terms

• dia orang
• kita
• kau orang

Further reading

• “kita orang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.