balanda

English

Alternative forms

• ballanda, ballander

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *hultą

Proto-West Germanic *holt

Old Dutch holt

Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-om

Proto-Germanic *landą

Frankish *land

Old Dutch lant

Old Dutch holt lantder.

Portuguese Holandabor.

Javanese ꦮꦭꦤ꧀ꦢ (walanda)der.

Malay Belandader.

Makasar Balandabor.

Dhuwal balandabor.

English balanda

From Dhuwal balanda, from Makasar Balanda, from Malay Belanda, from Portuguese Holanda.

Noun

balanda (plural balandas or balanda)

1. (Australian Aboriginal, Arnhem Land) A white person, a European.
   • 1845, Ludwig Leichhardt, Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia:

     They knew the white people of Victoria, and called them Balanda, which is nothing more than ‘Hollanders’; a name used by the Malays, from whom they received it.

   • 1915, E. R. Masson, Untamed Territory:

     The blacks rushed up to the house calling ‘Ballanda, Ballanda’—white man—and the Boss and Missus ran out.

   • 1943, W. E. Harney, Taboo:

     On the natives’ side are […] fear of the Ballander-whiteman and the thought of losing their country.

   • 1978, J. Mirritji, My People’s Life:

     Then I understood that this ‘balanda’ means people with skins like the white clay.

   • 1987, G. Francis, God’s Best Country:

     That’s the only road back for them […] to be rid of all your partonising, domineering balanda ways.

   • 1989, B. Neidjie, Story About Feeling:

     Balanda! If Aborigine e says something ... e want to stop im Balanda ... e might listen.

   • 1993 January 28, Canberra Times,:

     There are a lot of fans both balanda white and yolngu (east Arnhem Land Aborigines).

Synonyms

• gubbah
• migaloo
• whitefella

Anagrams

• bandala

Dhuwal

Etymology

From Makasar Balanda, from Malay Belanda, from Portuguese Holanda.

Noun

balanda

1. a white person

Descendants

• → English: balanda

References

Lowe, Beulah (2004), Yolngu - English Dictionary, first edition, Arnhem Land: ARDS Inc.