Noun
- 1. Papuan, Indonesian
- usage: a native or inhabitant of Papua New Guinea or New Guinea
- 2. Papuan, Papuan language, natural language, tongue
- usage: any of the indigenous languages spoken in Papua New Guinea or New Britain or the Solomon Islands that are not Malayo-Polynesian languages
Adjective
- 1. Papuan
- usage: of or relating to Papua or its people or language; "Papuan native crafts"; "Papuan vowels"
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