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Austronesian language

DEFINITIONS OF: Austronesian language

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n the family of languages spoken in Australia and Formosa and Malaysia and Polynesia

Synonyms:
Austronesian
Types:
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Malayo-Polynesian, Polynesian
the branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central Pacific
Aboriginal Australian, Australian
the Austronesian languages spoken by Australian aborigines
Formosan
the Austronesian languages spoken on Formosa
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
Dyirbal, Jirrbal
a language of Australian aborigines
Walbiri, Warlpiri
a language of Australian aborigines
Atayalic, Tayalic
a language spoken by a Malaysian people on Formosa
Tsouic
a Formosan language
Paiwanic
a Formosan language
Type of:
natural language, tongue
a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
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