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Polynesian

DEFINITIONS OF: Polynesian

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adj of or relating to Polynesia or its people or culture

n a native or inhabitant of Polynesia

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Fijian
a native or inhabitant of Fiji
Samoan
a native or inhabitant of the Samoan Islands
Tahitian
a native or inhabitant of Tahiti
Tongan
a Polynesian native or inhabitant of Tonga
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Austronesian
a native or inhabitant of Austronesia

n the branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central Pacific

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Malayo-Polynesian
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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
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
Malay
a western subfamily of Western Malayo-Polynesian languages
Filipino, Philippine
official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages
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Austronesian, Austronesian language
the family of languages spoken in Australia and Formosa and Malaysia and Polynesia
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