Category:Papuan languages
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This is the main category of the Papuan languages.
Information about Papuan:
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| Canonical name | Papuan |
| Family code | paa |
| Common ancestor | none |
| Parent family | not a family |
| Wikidata | Q236425 |
The term Papuan languages refers to a mixed collection of those languages of the western Pacific (mostly of New Guinea) which are neither Austronesian nor Australian. That is, the term is defined negatively and does not imply a linguistic relationship.