Non-Austronesian (English spelling)

Japanese: Non-Austronesian(英語表記)NonAustronesian
Non-Austronesian (English spelling)

...It is also important to note that the characteristic of "curly hair" is not limited to speakers of Papuan languages, but is also a characteristic of Austronesian language groups from around New Guinea to Melanesia. Papuan languages ​​are sometimes called Non-Austronesian (NAN for short), meaning that they do not belong to the Austronesian language family that is spoken next to them. With the exception of a few, the ancestral relationships between the Papuan languages ​​have not yet been proven by comparative linguistic procedures.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Non-Austronesian" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また〈ちぢれ毛〉という特徴をもつのはパプア諸語の話し手に限られるわけでなく,ニューギニア島周辺からメラネシアにかけてのアウストロネシア語系諸族の特徴でもある点に注意する必要がある。パプア諸語は隣り合って話されるアウストロネシア語族に属さないという意味で,非アウストロネシア諸語Non‐Austronesian(略してNAN)といわれることもある。パプア諸語は,ごく一部を除き比較言語学的な手続きによってその相互の系統関係の証明がまだできていない。…

※「Non-Austronesian」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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