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English adjective: Papuan

1. Papuan of or relating to Papua or its people or language


SamplesPapuan native crafts.
Papuan vowels.


English noun: Papuan

1. Papuan (person) a native or inhabitant of Papua New Guinea or New Guinea


Broader (hypernym)Indonesian


Member meronymNew Guinea

2. Papuan (communication) any of the indigenous languages spoken in Papua New Guinea or New Britain or the Solomon Islands that are not Malayo-Polynesian languages


SynonymsPapuan language


Broader (hypernym)natural language, tongue









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