Balanda vs Kalanda - What's the difference?
balanda | kalanda |
(Australian Aboriginal, Arnhem Land) a white person, a European
* 1845, , Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia
* 1915, E. R. Masson, Untamed Territory
* 1943, W. E. Harney, Taboo
* 1978, J. Mirritji, My People’s Life
* 1987, G. Francis, God’s Best Country
* 1989, B. Neidjie, Story About Feeling
* 1993, Canberra Times, 28 Jan.
As nouns the difference between balanda and kalanda
is that balanda is (australian aboriginal|arnhem land) a white person, a european while kalanda is an ancient unit of weight in ceylon.balanda
English
Alternative forms
* ballanda * ballanderNoun
(en noun)- 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.
- The blacks rushed up to the house calling ‘Ballanda', ' Ballanda ’—white man—and the Boss and Missus ran out.
- On the natives’ side are ... fear of the Ballander -whiteman and the thought of losing their country.
- Then I understood that this ‘balanda ’ means people with skins like the white clay.
- That’s the only road back for them ... to be rid of all your partonising, domineering balanda ways.
- Balanda'! If Aborigine e says something ... e want to stop im ' Balanda ... e might listen.
- There are a lot of fans both balanda white and yolngu (east Arnhem Land Aborigines).