English
Etymology
From Koepang, old spelling of Kupang, a city in West Timor.
Noun
en-noun
- A Timorese person.
Quotations
1939, The Works of Ion L. Idriess
:Up above, the tender kept a sharp eye on the Koepanger paying out the air-pipe, while attending to the life-line himself and the management of the lugger.
2004, William McGregor?, The Languages of the Kimberley, Western Australia
:Pidginised forms of English were also in use between whites and the other ethnic groups employed in the pearling industry, including Malays, Japanese, and Koepangers...
Adjective
Koepanger
- Timorese.
Quotations
1939, The Works of Ion L. Idriess
:Upi, the Koepanger charm doctor, slept in the same room.
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