Austronesian language

/ˈɔstroʊˌniʒən ˌlæŋgwɪdʒ/
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Other forms: Austronesian languages

Definitions of Austronesian language
  1. noun
    the family of languages spoken in Australia and Formosa and Malaysia and Polynesia
    synonyms: Austronesian
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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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