papuan

Speech parts

1. papuan - Noun

2. papuan - Adjective

3. Papuan - Proper noun

Meaning

Of or pertaining to Papua.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

Papuan language island melanesian Papua Guinea-Bissau gentoo Papua New Guinean New Guinean

Hypernyms

Indonesian tongue natural language

Phrases with the word

Papuan boobook Australo-Papuan babbler Papuan grassbird Papuan king parrot Papuan parrotfinch Papuan trevally

Examples

Papuan native crafts Source: Internet

Papuan vowels Source: Internet

As regards consonant phonemes, Puinave and the Papuan language Tauade each have just seven, and Rotokas has only six. Source: Internet

An Australian soldier, Private George "Dick" Whittington, is aided by Papuan orderly Raphael Oimbari, near Buna on 25 December 1942. Source: Internet

Despite the racism, there has been growing support for West Papuan independence among Indonesian people. Source: Internet

Rather than a referendum of all residents of West Irian as had been agreed under Sukarno, an " Act of Free Choice " was conducted in 1969 in which 1,025 Papuan representatives of local councils were selected by the Indonesians. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinean papuamide Papuan boobook Papuan grassbird Papuan hornbill