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Interested to see balanda is used for white man (and presumably white woman) in Arnhem Land. Belanda is the Indonesian for Dutch (from Hollander), generalised in some places to mean caucasian (otherwise known as bule = albino).
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Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Aboriginal English sjmaxq 08/29/03 11:45 PM Re: Aboriginal English Faldage 08/30/03 12:13 PM Re: Aboriginal English vbq 08/30/03 08:16 PM Re: Aboriginal English Bingley 09/01/03 03:56 AM Re: Aboriginal English Jackie 09/01/03 01:29 PM
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