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The name 'Papua New Guinea' is derived from two sources. 'Papua' comes from the Malay word pepuah which was used to describe the distinctive, frizzy Melanesian hair of the people, while 'New Guinea' is derived from 'Nueva Guinea', the name used by Spanish explorer Yñigo Ortiz de Retez, who named the island that because he observed that the people were similar in appearance to those occupying the Guinea coast of Africa.
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∙ 13y ago'Papua' comes from the Malay word pepuah which was used to describe the distinctive, frizzy Melanesian hair of the people who live on the island of New Guinea.
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What is Papua New Guinea's official name?
Papua New Guinea/ New Guinea's official name is Independent State of Papua New Guinea.
What is the proper adjective for papua new guinea?
Papua New Guinean is the proper adjective for Papua New Guinea.
Is Papua New Guinea a contry?
no, papua new guinea is a country !
What does PIB mean Papua New Guinea?
no
What types of tigers are in Papua New Guinea?
There are no tigers in Papua New Guinea.
Is Papua New Guinea hilly?
No, Papua New Guinea is mountainous and some is rainforests.
What island is papua new guinea on?
Papua, not to be confused with Papua New Guinea, takes up most of the western half of the island of New Guinea, while Papua New Guinea takes up the eastern half. It is a province of Indonesia.
Papua new guinea and what other country comprise the island of new guinea?
Papua New Guinea and the Indonesian province of West Papua occupy the island of New Guinea.
What is the second largest country in Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea is the only country in Papua New Guinea. It occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea.
Is Papua New Guinea a continent or a country?
Papua New Guinea is a country on the island of New Guinea.
What is west of Papua New Guinea?
The country Indonesia (Indonesian province of West Papua), is west of Papua New Guinea.
Does papua new guinea have technology?
Papua New Guinea does not have technology dum-dum
