Schedulator t1_j8d9d4t wrote on February 13, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Reply to comment by YourphobiaMyfetish in Proof of mystery settlement of Aboriginal Australians and Indonesians found in an Italian library by Geek-Haven888

English or Dutch?

YourphobiaMyfetish t1_j8dfcem wrote on February 13, 2023 at 2:19 PM

When I heard the story I remember it being English, but I'm not sure now.

Schedulator t1_j8f4qyb wrote on February 13, 2023 at 9:14 PM

There are cases of Aboriginal communities in Western Australia with Dutch words mixed into their languages. The theory is that Dutch ships travelling to Batavia (Jakarta) crashed into the WA coast, and survivors became part of those communities.