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Papuan

noun

A native or inhabitant of Papua New Guinea or New Guinea.

Any of the indigenous languages spoken in Papua New Guinea or New Britain or the Solomon Islands that are not Malayo-Polynesian languages. Synonym: Papuan language.

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"Papuan" Quotes from Famous Books

... Such a belief is said to exist in the Aru archipelago (Papuan) west of New Guinea. There the family, and not the clan, is the social unit; every family has its ...

— Introduction to the History of Religions - Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV • Crawford Howell Toy

Words linked to "Papuan" : natural language, tongue, Indonesian, Papua, New Guinea