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Why does a fruit with 'duri' called durian,with 'rambut' called rambutan but an orange is not called orangutan

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    Well, in Malay, it doesn't make sense because it can't be orenutan! [lol]

    In English, well it's not orangutan because the orangutan was discovered first and some fellow probably thought it looked like an orang-hutan so named it orangutan. They could possibly take the name orangutan and use it for the orange so....alright, i give up. I'm just rambling pointless things.. haha sorry.

    Source(s): my twisted brain
  • 1 decade ago

    Don't know. Try asking Deep Sky 2. He seems to have this promiscious love affair with orangutans... and turtles sometimes.

  • amy
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    HAHAHA OH WOW

    because orangutan is orange color and loves orange, so thats why its called orangutan. not call orange orangutan :D

  • 1 decade ago

    euwwh..orang utan is so disgusting..hahaha..just kidding,..no offense ye nate and the gang

    it is because orang does not hav any hairy or kutu's like what does the orang utans hav

    Source(s): by yippie
  • 1 decade ago

    hahaha

    because orangutan is a kind of monkey and you can not eat it....

    hahaha

  • 1 decade ago

    cool....predators thought of this yet i never thought of this.

    great one nosha. i really dont know the answer but i am amazed....orange + an = orangutan....

    Source(s): hey, orange is already the name of the fruit la.
  • 1 decade ago

    coz nate and friends are afraid of the oranges squishing them into juices. dayyyy.. oren! nate jus satuuu!!

  • 1 decade ago

    hahahaha.... because orangutan is a mammall.. its not a fruit.. what a funny question!!!

  • ¥op
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    because orangutan don't eat orangutan

  • 1 decade ago

    HAHAHA

    u dare to drink nate gapo nih's juice?

    eeeeeeeee...don want lah..

    hahaha

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