马卢人

馬盧人
Mǎlúrén
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Meanings

  1. 1 the Maluku people / Moluccans — generic term for the inhabitants of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia; also used in subtitle contexts for 'a person from Malu/Mali/Maluku'

Examples

Mǎlúrén zhǔyào jūzhù zài Yìndùníxīyà de Mǎlǔgǔ qúndǎo.
The Maluku people live mainly in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia.
Yǐngpiàn jiǎngshù le yí wèi Mǎlúrén hánghǎijiā de gùshi.
The film tells the story of a Maluku navigator.

Tips

usage
The suffix turns a place into 'a person from there': 北京 Beijinger, 法国 French person, 马卢人 Malu/Maluku person. here phonetically renders 'Malu(ku)' — the spice islands of eastern Indonesia, historically central to the global spice trade.

Stroke Order

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