Koepanger

English Etymology From en Koepang er inhabitant, from the older spelling of en Kupang, a city in West Timor. Noun A Timorese person. 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 - Timorese. 1939, The Works of Ion L. Idriess Upi, the Koepanger charm doctor, slept in the same room. en Demonyms