Alfuresen.adj.

Brit.

/ˌalfjᵿˈriːz/,

/ˌalfᵿˈriːz/, U.S.

/ˌælfəˈriz/

Inflections: Plural unchanged.

Forms: 1700s–1800s Alforese, 1800s Alfureses (plural), 1800s Alifurese, 1800s– Alfurese.

Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Probably also partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Dutch Alfoerees ; Alfur n., -ese suffix.

Etymology: Originally < Dutch Alfoerees (1782 in plural as Alfoereezen , or earlier; < Alfoer Alfur n. + -ees -ese suffix), with remodelling of the suffix after -ese suffix. In later use probably also partly < Alfur n. + -ese suffix. With use with reference to the language compare Dutch Alfoers (1828 as Alfoersch, or earlier).

A. n. Now chiefly historical.

1. A member of an indigenous people or group of peoples inhabiting Sulawesi, the Moluccas, and certain other islands of South-East Asia; = Alfur n.

ΚΠ

1798 S. H. Wilcocke tr. J. S. Stavorinus Voy. E. Indies II. x. 230 It [sc. the kingdom of Loehoe] stretches..over the whole of the southeastern part of Celebes..as far as the Alforese will suffer them inland.

1827 tr. C. Malte-Brun Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. liii. 307 In the Philippines they are called Ygolotes and Negritos; in the Moluccas, Haraforas and Alfureses.

1867 Trans. Ethnol. Soc. London 5 118 The Alforese of Ceram, who live in families in the trees.

1879 Jrnl. Anthropol. Instit. Great Brit. & Ireland 8 363 Some people in the Indian Archipelago have been known as Alfuros or Alfurese.

1907 D. C. Gilman et al. New Internat. Encycl. XIII. 697/1 The population [of the Molucca Islands] is estimated at 400,000, and consists chiefly of Alfurese..and Malaya, the former being the original inhabitants.

2006 C. Lowe Wild Profusion ii. 73 Meyer's descriptions of peaceful birds and warlike Alfurese.

2. Any of a group of languages spoken by the Alfurese; these languages collectively. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1878 R. N. Cust Sketch Mod. Lang. E. Indies 132 In some cases there is a well-settled Language... In other cases there is a score of ill-defined mutually unintelligible Languages.., lumped together under a general name, such as Alfurese.

1927 Papers Michigan Acad. Sci., Arts & Lett. 6 23 The nangka series is:..mangka and angka (Minahasa Alfurese), nangga (Bimanese), langge (Gorontalese),..kanakane (Asiloeloe Alfurese).

1979 Indonesia 27 85 A dispute over whether Alfurese should be the school and church language of the Minahasa.

B. adj.

Of or relating to the Alfurese or their languages.

ΚΠ

1878 R. N. Cust Sketch Mod. Lang. E. Indies 147 The seven Alfurese languages of which we have vocabularies.

1927 Papers Michigan Acad. Sci., Arts & Lett. 6 23 The nangka series is:..nangga (Bimanese), langge (Gorontalese), naka (several Alfurese dialects).

1979 Indonesia 27 80 The Alfurese people of Ceram.

2009 tr. O. Liu in T. Hellwig & E. Tagliacozzo Indonesia Reader v. 219 The Alfurese customs are..different from those of Europe.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alfurese
释义	Alfuresen.adj. Brit. /ˌalfjᵿˈriːz/, /ˌalfᵿˈriːz/, U.S. /ˌælfəˈriz/ Inflections: Plural unchanged. Forms: 1700s–1800s Alforese, 1800s Alfureses (plural), 1800s Alifurese, 1800s– Alfurese. Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Probably also partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Dutch Alfoerees ; Alfur n., -ese suffix. Etymology: Originally < Dutch Alfoerees (1782 in plural as Alfoereezen , or earlier; < Alfoer Alfur n. + -ees -ese suffix), with remodelling of the suffix after -ese suffix. In later use probably also partly < Alfur n. + -ese suffix. With use with reference to the language compare Dutch Alfoers (1828 as Alfoersch, or earlier). A. n. Now chiefly historical. 1. A member of an indigenous people or group of peoples inhabiting Sulawesi, the Moluccas, and certain other islands of South-East Asia; = Alfur n. ΚΠ 1798 S. H. Wilcocke tr. J. S. Stavorinus Voy. E. Indies II. x. 230 It [sc. the kingdom of Loehoe] stretches..over the whole of the southeastern part of Celebes..as far as the Alforese will suffer them inland. 1827 tr. C. Malte-Brun Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. liii. 307 In the Philippines they are called Ygolotes and Negritos; in the Moluccas, Haraforas and Alfureses. 1867 Trans. Ethnol. Soc. London 5 118 The Alforese of Ceram, who live in families in the trees. 1879 Jrnl. Anthropol. Instit. Great Brit. & Ireland 8 363 Some people in the Indian Archipelago have been known as Alfuros or Alfurese. 1907 D. C. Gilman et al. New Internat. Encycl. XIII. 697/1 The population [of the Molucca Islands] is estimated at 400,000, and consists chiefly of Alfurese..and Malaya, the former being the original inhabitants. 2006 C. Lowe Wild Profusion ii. 73 Meyer's descriptions of peaceful birds and warlike Alfurese. 2. Any of a group of languages spoken by the Alfurese; these languages collectively. Now rare. ΚΠ 1878 R. N. Cust Sketch Mod. Lang. E. Indies 132 In some cases there is a well-settled Language... In other cases there is a score of ill-defined mutually unintelligible Languages.., lumped together under a general name, such as Alfurese. 1927 Papers Michigan Acad. Sci., Arts & Lett. 6 23 The nangka series is:..mangka and angka (Minahasa Alfurese), nangga (Bimanese), langge (Gorontalese),..kanakane (Asiloeloe Alfurese). 1979 Indonesia 27 85 A dispute over whether Alfurese should be the school and church language of the Minahasa. B. adj. Of or relating to the Alfurese or their languages. ΚΠ 1878 R. N. Cust Sketch Mod. Lang. E. Indies 147 The seven Alfurese languages of which we have vocabularies. 1927 Papers Michigan Acad. Sci., Arts & Lett. 6 23 The nangka series is:..nangga (Bimanese), langge (Gorontalese), naka (several Alfurese dialects). 1979 Indonesia 27 80 The Alfurese people of Ceram. 2009 tr. O. Liu in T. Hellwig & E. Tagliacozzo Indonesia Reader v. 219 The Alfurese customs are..different from those of Europe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1798
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