Proto-polynesian

adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who spoke the Proto-Polynesian language. countable
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the Proto-Polynesian language, or the people who spoke it. not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of most Polynesian languages. uncountable

Etymology

From proto- + Polynesian.

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