/am'beuh neez", -nees"/ , n. , pl. Ambonese for 1, adj.
n.
1. a native or inhabitant of Ambon.
2. the Austronesian language, having several dialects, spoken by the people of Ambon.
3. a Malay dialect spoken as a lingua franca in the central Moluccas.
adj.
4. of or pertaining to Ambon, its people, or their language.
Also, Amboinese /am'boy neez", -nees"/ .
[ 1860-65; AMBON + -ESE ]