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Oceanic

DEFINITIONS OF: Oceanic

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n an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages

Synonyms:
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Types:
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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
Type of:
Malayo-Polynesian, Polynesian
the branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central Pacific
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