Malayo-Polynesian
[muh-ley-oh-pol-uh-nee-zhuh n, -shuh n] /məˈleɪ oʊˌpɒl əˈni ʒən, -ʃən/
noun, adjective
1.
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noun
1.
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
adjective
2.
of or relating to this family of languages
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