Papuan adj 1: of or relating to Papua or its people or language; "Papuan native crafts"; "Papuan vowels" n 1: a native or inhabitant of Papua New Guinea or New Guinea 2: any of the indigenous languages spoken in Papua New Guinea or New Britain or the Solomon Islands that are not Malayo- Polynesian languages [syn: {Papuan}, {Papuan language}]
Papuan \Pap"u*an\, prop. a. Of or pertaining to Papua. [1913 Webster]
Papuars \Pap"u*ars\, n. pl.; sing. {Papuan}. (Ethnol.) The native black race of Papua or New Guinea, and the adjacent islands. [1913 Webster]