of or relating to New Guinea or to Papua New Guinea.
noting or pertaining to the Indigenous Black peoples of New Guinea.
of or relating to any of the unaffiliated languages indigenous to New Guinea and other islands nearby, especially Timor, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Moluccas, and the Solomons.
a native or inhabitant of New Guinea or Papua New Guinea.
any of the Papuan languages.
a native or inhabitant of Papua New Guinea
any of several languages of Papua New Guinea that apparently do not belong to the Malayo-Polynesian family
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The echidna was not the only creature the team found in the West Papuan rainforest.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 10, 2023
The intention is to name many of these after the Papuan members of the expedition.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2023
“They were the national heroes of the Papuan people,” Sambom said in a statement provided to The Associated Press on Monday.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 2, 2023
He denied reports that the group was prepared to drop a demand for the Indonesian government to recognise Papuan independence before they could consider freeing him.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2023
Most languages of the Bismarck and Solomon islands are Austronesian: Papuan languages are spoken only in isolated pockets on a few islands.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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