Sumbawanese

noun

Sum·​ba·​wa·​nese

süm¦bäwə¦nēz,

-ēs

plural Sumbawanese

1

: a native or inhabitant of Sumbawa Island

2

a

: an Indonesian people on Sumbawa Island

b

: a member of such people

Word History

Etymology

Sumbawa Island, Indonesia + English -nese (as in Chinese)

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