The Austronesian people had technology and skills extremely well adapted to ocean voyaging and Austronesian language speaking people are present along much of the coastal areas and islands of New Guinea.
Os pobos austronesios tiñan a tecnoloxía e habilidades extremadamente ben adaptadas para viaxar no océano, e as persoas que falan Linguas austronesias están presentes ao longo de gran parte das zonas costeiras e as illas de Nova Guinea.