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Laura Spinney

Laura Spinney

  • Laura Spinney
    Cracking the code of Papua New Guinea’s undocumented languages

    Nicholas Evans has spent decades trying to decipher the undocumented tongues of Papua New Guinea and Australia. His work has redefined the way we think about human communication

    Sat, 25 Oct 2025

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