Ma·lay·o-Pol·y·ne·sian (m -l   -p l -n zhn, -shn)n. A subgroup of the Austronesian language family. Ma·lay o-Poly·nesian adj. |
Malayo-Polynesian
n
(Linguistics / Languages) Also called Austronesian a family of languages extending from Madagascar to the central Pacific, including Malagasy, Malay, Indonesian, Tagalog, and Polynesian See also Austro-Asiatic
adj
(Linguistics / Languages) of or relating to this family of languages
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| Noun | 1. |  Malayo-Polynesian - the branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central PacificAustronesian language, Austronesian - the family of languages spoken in Australia and Formosa and Malaysia and Polynesia Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic - an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages Tongan - the Polynesian language spoken by the Tongan people Western Malayo-Polynesian - a western subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages |
| Adj. | 1. | Malayo-Polynesian - of or relating to the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian languages |
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