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The country this word belongs to is Papua New Guinea, in the southwest Pacific Ocean, just north of Australia. It holds the eastern half of the big island of New Guinea and many smaller islands. The capital is Port Moresby. In 2014 about 6.4 million people lived there.
The country this word belongs to這個字所屬的國家 is是 Papua New Guinea巴布亞紐幾內亞 in the southwest Pacific Ocean位於西南太平洋 just north of Australia就在澳洲北邊。It它 holds擁有 the eastern half of the big island of New Guinea紐幾內亞這個大島的東半部 and和 many smaller islands許多較小的島嶼。The capital首都 is是 Port Moresby莫士比港。In 2014在2014年 about 6.4 million people大約有640萬人 lived there住在那裡。
Papuan itself is not the country’s name — that name is Papua New Guinea — but the word for a person from there, or for things of that country (Papuan art, a Papuan village). English is one of the official languages, but people at home speak a great many local languages.
Papuan itselfPapuan本身 is not不是 the country's name國名(that name isthat name是 Papua New Guinea巴布亞紐幾內亞)but而是 the word for a person from there指來自那裡的人的字 or或 for things of that country那個國家事物的字(Papuan artPapuan art巴布亞藝術,a Papuan villagea Papuan village巴布亞村莊)。English英語 is是 one of the official languages官方語言之一 but但 people at home speak在家裡人們說 a great many local languages很多種當地語言。
Though actually, on maps you will also see Papua as the western half of the same island, which is part of Indonesia; that is a different country.
Though actually不過 on maps在地圖上 you will also see你也會看到 Papua as the western half of the same islandPapua指同一個島的西半部 which is part of Indonesia那是印尼的一部分 that is a different country那是另一個國家。
Scholars also use Papuan for a large group of languages on New Guinea that are not Austronesian, so in a language class the word may mean the languages, not the passport.
Scholars also use學者也用 Papuan for a large group of languagesPapuan指一大群語言 on New Guinea在紐幾內亞島上 that are not Austronesian不是南島語系的 so所以 in a language class在語言課上 the word may mean the languages這個字可能是指語言 not the passport不是指護照。
組成Papua (the place name) + -an (of that place, or a person from there).
同家族的字
- Papuathe place name this word is built from
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Papuanadj/ˈpɑpuən/
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From, or pertaining to Papua or Papua New Guinea
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Pertaining to the Papuan group of languages.
Papuannoun/ˈpɑpuən/
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Someone from Papua or Papua New Guinea
Papuanname/ˈpɑpuən/
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A geographical grouping of languages spoken on the island of New Guinea and its neighboring islands, as opposed to Austronesian.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。