Papuan.
From, or pertaining to Papua or Papua New Guinea
Meaning & usage
From, or pertaining to Papua or Papua New Guinea
Pertaining to the Papuan group of languages.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English Papua Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Papuan From Papua + -an.
Someone from Papua or Papua New Guinea
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English Papua Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Papuan From Papua + -an.
A geographical grouping of languages spoken on the island of New Guinea and its neighboring islands, as opposed to Austronesian.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English Papua Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Papuan From Papua + -an.
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