Four dialects of Papuan Malay can be identified. Cultural practices share similarities with Australian Aboriginal and Papuan culture. Singing dogs have been reported engaging in kleptoparasitic behavior towards Papuan eagles. Indonesia replied that the allegation of depopulation of Papuan community is simply baseless. Sugarcane was an ancient crop of the Austronesian and Papuan people. That is demonstrated in Yagaria, a Papuan language. Then the ancestors made this dance with the aim of encouraging the Papuan warriors. The poor state of documentation of Papuan languages restricts this approach largely to pronouns. Hiri Motu has two dialects, called "Austronesian" and "Papuan". This mistreatment caused high desertion rates among the Papuan carriers. Most indigenous islanders are of mixed Malay and Papuan descent. Most of the languages of Melanesia are members of the Austronesian or Papuan language families. He also makes observations on the Australian guards and the local Papuan people. Many of the native Papuan people traditionally lived in permanent settlements. Wau is a village in the interior of the Papuan peninsula, approximately southwest of Salamaua.