Papuan

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Pap·u·an

(păp′yo͞o-ən)

adj.

Of or relating to the peoples, languages, or cultures of Papua New Guinea or New Guinea.

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

2. A member of any of the indigenous peoples of New Guinea and neighboring islands.

3. Any of the indigenous languages of New Guinea, New Britain, and the Solomon Islands.

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Papuan

(ˈpæpjʊən)

adj

1. (Languages) of or relating to Papua or any of the languages spoken there

2. (Placename) of or relating to Papua or any of the languages spoken there

3. (Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Papua New Guinea

4. (Languages) any of several languages of Papua New Guinea that apparently do not belong to the Malayo-Polynesian family

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Pap•u•an

(ˈpæp yu ən)

adj.

1. of or pertaining to Papua or Papua New Guinea, or the inhabitants of either.

2. of or pertaining to the island of New Guinea or its indigenous inhabitants.

3. of, pertaining to, or denoting the group of more than 700 languages, belonging to an as yet undetermined number of language families, spoken on New Guinea, several islands of E Indonesia, and parts of the Bismarck Archipelago, Bougainville, and the W Solomon Islands.

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

a. a member of any of the indigenous peoples of New Guinea.

b. a speaker of a Papuan language.

6. the Papuan languages collectively.

[1805–15]

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Noun	1.	Papuan - a native or inhabitant of Papua New Guinea or New Guinea New Guinea - a Pacific island to the north of Australia; the 2nd largest island in the world; the western part is governed by Indonesia and the eastern part is Papua New Guinea Indonesian - a native or inhabitant of Indonesia
	2.	Papuan - 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 natural language, tongue - a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
Adj.	1.	Papuan - of or relating to Papua or its people or language; "Papuan native crafts"; "Papuan vowels"

Translations

papú papúa

papou

Papuan

adj → papuanisch

→ Papua mf

(Ling) → Papuasprache f

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Two days after crossing the coral sea, 4th January, we sighted the Papuan coasts.

Besides, flight might be possible if we were in sight of the English or Provencal coast; but on the Papuan shores, it is another thing; and it will be time enough to come to that extremity if the Nautilus does not recover itself again, which I look upon as a grave event."

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"Some fella glory-hole, eh, Kwaque?" Daughtry told his seventeen- years-old brown-skinned Papuan with the withered ancient face of a centenarian, the legs of a living skeleton, and the huge-stomached torso of an elderly Japanese wrestler.

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I had happened to mention that the Polynesian dances were superior to the Papuan, and this McAllister had denied, for no other reason than his cantankerousness.

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The steamer passed along near the shores, but the savage Papuans, who are in the lowest scale of humanity, but are not, as has been asserted, cannibals, did not make their appearance.

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The man-eatin' Papuans had me once, but they are Chesterfields compared to this crowd."

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Thousands of people in both Papuan provinces took to the streets on Aug.

Internet blackout as troops move to quell Papua unrest

Other than improving the farmers' income the export of the food staple to PNG will likely benefit local traders and possibly start a boat chartering business by either Mindanaoan or Papuan owners.

Rough Cuts / What new alibi can the SSS have?

Images sent by a source to Al-Jazeera on Wednesday showed Papuan protesters in Fakfak, a regency in West Papua province, raising their pro-independence flag.

Indonesia Deploys Troops to West Papua Region as Protests Spread

The unrest was triggered by the detention of Papuan students in the city of Surabaya over accusations they had disrespected the Indonesian flag.

Hunt for 250 inmates in Papua prison break

The prison break happened on Monday as several cities in Indonesia's easternmost territory - where an insurgency against Jakarta's rule has simmered for decades - saw rioting and protests triggered by the detention of dozens of Papuan students.

Hundreds escape Papua prison after violent riots

19/08/2019 12:26, Papua/Indonesia (TAP) - Indonesia's police chief said on Monday that authorities in the easternmost Papua region were regaining control after protesters set fire to tyres and torched a local parliament building over the recent detention of scores of Papuan students.