Trans-New Guinea

proper noun

A major language family spoken in large parts of New Guinea.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A major language family spoken in large parts of New Guinea.
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    The squares of the numbers 1 to 10 are spelt out in the Ndom³ language, in arbitrary order: […] ³ The Ndom language belongs to the Trans-New Guinea family. It is spoken by about 1200 people on the isle of Kolopom (Pulau Kolepom, Pulau Kimaam or Pulau Dolok, formerly Frederick Hendrik Island) off the coast of the Indonesian half of New Guinea.

    2007, Ivan Derzhanski, “Fifth International Olympiad in Theoretical, Mathematical and Applied Linguistics”, in International Linguistics Olympiad, page 3

Origin

From trans- + New Guinea.

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APA

Trans-New Guinea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Trans-New%20Guinea

MLA

“Trans-New Guinea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Trans-New%20Guinea. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Trans-New Guinea,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Trans-New%20Guinea.

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