Associations to the word «Austronesian»

Wiktionary

AUSTRONESIAN, adjective. Of or pertaining to Austronesia.
AUSTRONESIAN, noun. Any of a family of languages from Austronesia, including Formosan, Indonesian, Malay, Melanesian, Micronesian, and Polynesian subfamilies

Dictionary definition

AUSTRONESIAN, noun. A native or inhabitant of Austronesia.
AUSTRONESIAN, noun. The family of languages spoken in Australia and Formosa and Malaysia and Polynesia.
AUSTRONESIAN, adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of Austronesia or its people or culture.

Wise words

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