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Formosan

DEFINITIONS OF: Formosan

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n the Austronesian languages spoken on Formosa

Types:
Atayalic, Tayalic
a language spoken by a Malaysian people on Formosa
Tsouic
a Formosan language
Paiwanic
a Formosan language
Type of:
Austronesian, Austronesian language
the family of languages spoken in Australia and Formosa and Malaysia and Polynesia

adj of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language

Synonyms:
Chinese, Taiwanese
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