Which language in the Torres Strait Islands belongs to the Papuan language family?

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Distinctive features of Australia's Indigenous languages — Australian Aboriginal languages A discussion of the languages of Indigenous Australians.

In the Torres Strait Islands, the language that belongs to the Papuan language family is Meriam Mir.12

While the Torres Strait Islands are located between Australia and Papua New Guinea, the languages spoken there are distinct: the people of the Eastern Islands speak Meriam Mir, which is classified as a Papuan language, while the people of the Western and Central Islands speak Kala Lagaw Ya (or its dialect, Kala Kawa Ya), which is genetically related to the Australian Aboriginal languages.12