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Austronesian language

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Noun1.Austronesian language - the family of languages spoken in Australia and Formosa and Malaysia and Polynesia
Austronesian
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
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The Austronesian language family is one of the largest in the world, including 1,200 languages spread across the Pacific region, Professor Russell Gray said.
Polynesians originated in Taiwan 5,200 years ago: study by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
The Austronesian language family is one of the largest in the world, including 1,200 languages spread across the Pacific region, Professor Russell Gray said.
Polynesians originated in Taiwan 5,200 years ago: study by AFP / AFP Global Edition
It belongs to the Land Dayak (or Bidayuhic) language subgroup, which is part of the (West) Malayo Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family.
Calvin R. Rensch, Carolyn M. Rensch, Jonas Noeb and Robert Sulis ... by Adelaar, Alexander / Borneo Research Bulletin
 
 
 
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