Papuan language vs tongue

tongue vs Papuan language

Papuan language and tongue both are nouns.

Papuan language is not a verb while tongue is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Papuan language	Yes	No	No	No
tongue	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, tongue is a hypernym of Papuan language; that is, tongue is a word with a broader meaning than Papuan language:

Papuan language: any of the indigenous languages spoken in Papua New Guinea or New Britain or the Solomon Islands that are not Malayo-Polynesian languages
tongue: a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language

Other hypernyms of Papuan language include natural language.

Papuan language (noun)	tongue (noun)
any of the indigenous languages spoken in Papua New Guinea or New Britain or the Solomon Islands that are not Malayo-Polynesian languages	the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
	metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
	a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
	a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
	a manner of speaking
	the tongue of certain animals used as meat
	a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
	any long thin projection that is transient

Papuan language (verb)	tongue (verb)
	lick or explore with the tongue
	articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments

Difference between Papuan language and tongue

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