Synonyms and Antonyms for papuan-language
1. Papuan language (n.)
any of the indigenous languages spoken in Papua New Guinea or New Britain or the Solomon Islands that are not Malayo-Polynesian languages
2. sign-language (adj.)
used of the language of the deaf
3. language (n.)
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
- signing
- metalanguage
- communication
- onslaught
- source language
- string of words
- bombardment
- interlanguage
- superstratum
- artificial language
- superstrate
- usage
- dead language
- linguistic communication
- object language
- indigenous language
- native language
- barrage
- sign language
- words
- natural language
- linguistic string
- slanguage
- outpouring
- lingua franca
- koine
- tongue
- word string
- target language
4. language (n.)
(language) communication by word of mouth
- saying
- non-standard speech
- dictation
- auditory communication
- oral communication
- voice communication
- discussion
- magic spell
- pronunciation
- speech
- spoken communication
- soliloquy
- spoken language
- spell
- speech communication
- charm
- words
- idiolect
- orthoepy
- word
- magical spell
- locution
- give-and-take
- conversation
- monologue
- expression
5. language (n.)
the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
6. language (n.)
the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication
7. language (n.)
the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
8. language (n.)
a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline
9. Papuan (n.)
any of the indigenous languages spoken in Papua New Guinea or New Britain or the Solomon Islands that are not Malayo-Polynesian languages
10. Papuan (n.)
a native or inhabitant of Papua New Guinea or New Guinea
