Austronesian

Aus·tro·ne·sian  (ôstr-nzhn, -shn)

adj.

Of or relating to Austronesia or its peoples, languages, or cultures.

n.

A family of languages that includes the Formosan, Indonesian, Malay, Melanesian, Micronesian, and Polynesian subfamilies.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Austronesian - a native or inhabitant of Austronesia Austronesia - islands of central and South Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia) denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, indweller - a person who inhabits a particular place Nauruan - a native or inhabitant of Nauru Polynesian - a native or inhabitant of Polynesia
	2.	Austronesian - the family of languages spoken in Australia and Formosa and Malaysia and Polynesia Austronesian language natural language, tongue - a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language Malayo-Polynesian, Polynesian - the branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central Pacific Aboriginal Australian, Australian - the Austronesian languages spoken by Australian aborigines Formosan - the Austronesian languages spoken on Formosa
Adj.	1.	Austronesian - of or relating to or characteristic of Austronesia or its people or culture