单词 | papuo-melanesian |
释义 | Papuo-Melanesiann. Now rare or disused. A member of any of various coastal and island peoples of Papua and New Guinea who differ from the speakers of Papuan languages in physical appearance and usually in speaking an Austronesian language. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Papua and New Guinea > [noun] Massim1894 Motu1894 Papuo-Melanesian1909 Iatmul1932 Tchambuli1935 Tolai1963 1909 C. G. Seligman in Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 39 250 The eastern Papuasians—that is, the generally smaller, lighter coloured, frizzly-haired races of the eastern New Guinea Archipelagos and eastern peninsula of New Guinea—now require a name, and since the Melanesian element is dominant in them, they may be called Papuo-Melanesians. 1910 C. G. Seligmann Melanesians of Brit. New Guinea Pref. In the Introduction I have given my reasons for dividing the immigrant Melanesians into two great divisions, the Western Papuo-Melanesians and the Massim (Eastern Papuo-Melanesians). 1946 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 232 146 The Western Papuo-Melanesians occupy nearly all this coastal belt and rarely live more than a few miles inland. 1961 B. Essai Papua & New Guinea 31 Papuo-Melanesians are not of a single race and differ widely among themselves in such physical characteristics as colour of skin, texture of hair, and features. As a whole they are identified by their language, which is a fusion of the Papuan and Austronesian tongues. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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