Papuan (adj.)

  1. of or relating to Papua or its people or language; Papuan native crafts; Papuan vowels

    [ Syn: papuan ]

    Papuan (n.)

  1. a native or inhabitant of Papua New Guinea or New Guinea

    [ Syn: papuan ]

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

    [ Syn: papuan , papuan language ]

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