Nugini

Indonesian Etymology From id en New Guinea or id tpi Niugini. Borrowing from nl Nieuw-Guinea is less likely. Proper noun id rare fossil word New Guinea A large Oceanian island in the Pacific Ocean Usage notes Unlike id Borneo and id Celebes that could be sometimes used interchangeably with id Kalimantan and id Sulawesi respectively, Nugini is a fossil word, and Indonesians almost always never make use of Nugini except in explanatory uses, and they have used synonyms below instead outside of this fossilized term (see the section below). The proper noun id Nugini Barat is normally only used in historical contexts such as in kampanye Nugini Barat “Western New Guinea campaign”. Derived terms id bahasa Trans-Nugini<t:Trans-New Guinea languages> Nugini Barat<t:Western New Guinea> Nugini Belanda<t:Dutch New Guinea> Nugini Jerman<t:German New Guinea> Papua Nugini<t:Papua New Guinea> Teritori Nugini<t:Territory of New Guinea> See also id Irian historical id Papua