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Malayo-polynesian

//məˌleɪəʊˌpɒlɪˈniːʒən// name

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian languages wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A subgroup of languages of the Austronesian language family, mostly dispersed around the islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ocean.
Noun
  1. 1
    the branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central Pacific wordnet

Etymology

From Malayo- + Polynesian.

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