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Western Malayo-Polynesian

DEFINITIONS OF: Western Malayo-Polynesian

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n a western subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages

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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
Bahasa Kebangsaan, Bahasa Malaysia, Bahasa Melayu, Malaysian
the Malay language spoken in Malaysia
Bahasa, Bahasa Indonesia, Indonesian
the dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia
Tagalog
the language of the Tagalog on which Filipino is based
Cebuan, Cebuano
language of the people of Cebu in the Philippines; its lexicon contributes to the official language of the Philippines
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Malayo-Polynesian, Polynesian
the branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central Pacific
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