Malayo-Polynesian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A subgroup of languages of the Austronesian language family, mostly dispersed around the islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ocean.

Pronunciation

/məˌleɪəʊˌpɒlɪˈniːʒən/

Word forms

Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Malayo- + Polynesian.

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