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Indonesian vs Papuan

Papuan vs Indonesian

Indonesian and Papuan both are nouns.

Indonesian and Papuan both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Indonesian Yes Yes No No
Papuan Yes Yes No No
As nouns, Papuan is a hyponym of Indonesian; that is, Papuan is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than Indonesian:
  • Indonesian: a native or inhabitant of Indonesia
  • Papuan: a native or inhabitant of Papua New Guinea or New Guinea
Other hyponyms of Indonesian include Sumatran, Javan, Javanese.
Indonesian (noun) Papuan (noun)
the dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia any of the indigenous languages spoken in Papua New Guinea or New Britain or the Solomon Islands that are not Malayo-Polynesian languages
a native or inhabitant of Indonesia a native or inhabitant of Papua New Guinea or New Guinea
Indonesian (adjective) Papuan (adjective)
of or relating to or characteristic of Indonesia or its people or languages of or relating to Papua or its people or language
Difference between Indonesian and Papuan

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