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This dictionary contains only those words that differ from standard Indonesian, following the lists compiled by Takaria & Pieter (1998), Devin, and Pattiasina, with orthography standardised between the three. Stress tends to be noticeably on the penultimate syllable, which plays a significant part in producing the distinctive Ambon accent. Many words are derived from Indonesian by applying the following substitutions:

• Initial -e, -er syllables in grammatical prefixes become -a

  • berdiri → badiri, terbakar → tabakar

• Final -n, -m modifiers become -ng

  • teman → tamang, asam → asang

• Final -k, -h modifiers are dropped

  • anak → ana, bersih → barsi

• Final -u syllable becomes -o

  • arus → aros, mabuk → mabo

• Initial -e, -er syllables more generally become -a

  • mesin → masing, lentera → lanterna

dacing   scales for weighing rice, sugar, copra, etc.   noun

dag   respect   noun

dagang₁   merchandise   noun

dagang₂   foreigner   noun

dah₁   hello   interjection

dah₂   goodbye   interjection

daki   dirt that is on the body   noun

dalang muka   in advance   preposition

dalang   in, inside   preposition

dalapang   eight   adjective

dalima   the pomegranate tree (punica granatum) and its fruit   noun

dalise   the malabar blood snapper (lutjanus malabaricus)   noun

dam   checkers (game)   noun

damang   fever   noun

dame   peace   noun

dangke   “thanks”   interjection

dangsa   dance   verb

danke   [see dangke]   interjection

dano   lake   noun

dansa   [see dangsa]   verb

daong biana   [see daong mayana]   noun

daong burung   snake jasmine (rhinacanthus nasutus), the roots of which are pounded and used in emulsions to treat skin diseases   noun

daong kikir   rhodamnia waigeoensis, a shrub in the myrtle family, the leaves of which are used to roll cigarettes   noun

daong mayana   the coleus (coleus scutellarioides), the leaves of which are used for eyedrops or as an ingredient in traditional medicines   noun

daong mayang   dried coconut leaf, often bundled together and tied to make torches   noun

daong takajo   mimosa pudica, the leaves of which close up when touched   noun

daong   leaf   noun

dapa ampong   receive pardon   verb

dapa bandera   win   verb

dapa ciong   get kissed   verb

dapa colo   get a dunking   verb

dapa maki   get shouted and sworn at   verb

dapa mara   get a scolding   verb

dapa potong   get cut   verb

dapa pukul   get a beating, as for doing something wrong   verb

dapa tikang   get stabbed   verb

dapa-dapa   always receive   adjective

dapa₁   find   verb

dapa₂   be able to do something   verb

dapa₃   get, receive   verb

dapa₄   get [verb]ed   verb

dapa₅   meet   verb

dapor   kitchen   noun

dar   from   preposition

dara ayang   wart   noun

dara mati   congealed blood   noun

dara₁   blood   noun

dara₂   landward   noun

darem   steel drum   noun

dari balakang   -   noun

dari muka   from before   adverb

darurat   temporary (of a building).   adjective

dasar   temporary (of a building).   adjective

dati lenyap   unowned land   noun

dati   land ownership rights   noun

degdegu   [see degu-degu]   noun

dego-dego   [see degu-degu]   noun

degu-degu₁   traditional bed   noun

degu-degu₂   a place to put breakable items in the forest, made of wooden poles and bamboo floors, or of split sago stems   noun

dekeng   escort, guard   verb

deng₁   and   conjunction

deng₂   with   conjunction

dengang   [see deng]   conjunction

dengar-dengarang   listen to advice   verb

dengarang   parental advice   noun

depa   step across   verb

desel   adze   noun

di   [see digi]   preposition

diang   to be quiet   verb

difan   couch, sofa   noun

digi   in, at   preposition

dinas   on duty   verb

dinging   cold   adjective

dipang₁   bed without mattress   noun

dipang₂   town hall   noun

dobol₁   double   adjective

dobol₂   strike hard   verb

dodaga   the distinctive motif on the front of a fabric (which becomes the back when worn as a sarong)   noun

dodeso   trap / snare used to catch pigs and deer in the forest   noun

dodesu   [see dodeso]   noun

doekor   two tails (of), measure word for describing the number of fish, chickens, etc.   measure

doho-doho   gift   noun

doika   two bunches (of), a measure word for things in bunches or bundles   measure

dolo-dolo   olden times   noun

dolo₁   first   adverb

dolo₂   past   noun

dolo₃   olden   adjective

dolo₄   awhile   adverb

dolo₅   “just a moment”   interjection

donci   music   noun

dondang   testicles (slang)   noun

dong   [see dorang]   pronoun

dorang   they, them   pronoun

doriang kuning   durian that is almost ripe, with yellow innards   noun

doriang muda   unripe durian   noun

doriang₁   durian (trees in the genus durio)   noun

doriang₂   possibly the spot-fin porcupinefish (diodon hystrix)   noun

dos   box   noun

dosi   [see dos]   noun

doti   to harm someone through the use of magic   verb

dreibank   lathe   noun

drom   steel drum   noun

dudang   metallic (of plates, basins, etc.).   adjective

dudesu   [see dodeso]   noun

dudu meja   low desk or table suitable for eating from when sitting on the floor   noun

dudu₁   sit down   verb

dudu₂   remain seated   verb

dudu₃   settle, as suspended particles in a fluid   verb

dukung₁   carry a baby   verb

dukung₂   shaman   noun

dulang₁   a large circular tray carried on the head   noun

dulang₂   a type of raised plate on a stem, traditionally used to sell fish or sago   noun

duri babi   sea urchin   noun

duri karanjang   a large thorn bush and its thorns   noun

duri mimosa   mimosa pudica, the leaves of which close up when touched   noun

dusung dati   land owned by a family that has been cultivated for two generations   noun

dusung pusaka   jointly-owned land such that the whole family and those married into the family can harvest the crops   noun

dusung tanamang   cultivated land   noun

dusung   plantation   noun