| Noun | 1. | Eastern Malayo-Polynesian - an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languagesMalayo-Polynesian, Polynesian - the branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central Pacific Tahitian - the Oceanic language spoken on Tahiti Maori - the Oceanic language spoken by the Maori in New Zealand Hawaiian - the Oceanic languages spoken on Hawaii Fijian - the Oceanic language spoken on Fiji |