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

1. Any of the indigenous languages spoken in Papua New Guinea or New Britain or the Solomon Islands that are not Malayo-Polynesian languages
   - Papuan language
    
2. A native or inhabitant of Papua New Guinea or New Guinea

Derived forms: Papuans

See also: Papua

Type of: Indonesian, natural language, tongue

Part of: New Guinea

Encyclopedia: Papuan