pandanus language

noun

An elaborate avoidance language among several of the peoples of the eastern New Guinea Highlands, used when collecting pandanus nuts.

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Meanings

nounpandanus language (countable and uncountable, plural pandanus languages)

plural pandanus languages

  1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesAn elaborate avoidance language among several of the peoples of the eastern New Guinea Highlands, used when collecting pandanus nuts.
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pandanus language. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pandanus%20language

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“pandanus language.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pandanus%20language. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pandanus language,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pandanus%20language.

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