sumbawanese

sumbawanese
\\süm|bäwə|nēz, -ēs\ noun (plural sumbawanese)
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: Sumbawa Island, Indonesia + English -nese (as in Chinese)
1. : a native or inhabitant of Sumbawa Island
2.
a. : an Indonesian people on Sumbawa Island
b. : a member of such people

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