Austronesian
Dictionary:
Aus·tro·ne·sian (ô'strō-nē'zhən, -shən) 
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adj.
Of or relating to Austronesia or its peoples, languages, or cultures.
n.
A family of languages that includes the Formosan, Indonesian, Malay, Melanesian, Micronesian, and Polynesian subfamilies.
| WordNet: Austronesian |
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The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
a native or inhabitant of Austronesia
Meaning #2:
the family of languages spoken in Australia and Formosa and Malaysia and Polynesia
Synonym: Austronesian language
The adjective Austronesian has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
of or relating to or characteristic of Austronesia or its people or culture
Pertains to noun: Austronesia (meaning #1)
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 | Sama (Austronesian language) |
| Tausug (Austronesian language) |
| Ambonese (native or inhabitant of Ambon) |
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Mentioned in
- Sama (Austronesian language)
- Tausug (Austronesian language)
- Ambonese (native or inhabitant of Ambon)
- Chamorro (member of a people)
- Fijian (native or inhabitant of Fiji)
- Marquesan (native or inhabitant of the Marquesas Islands)
- barong
- Malagasy (native or inhabitant of Madagascar)
- Malayo-Polynesian (subgroup of the Austronesian language family)
- Maori (member of a people of New Zealand)
- Melanesian (Melanesia or its peoples)
- Micronesian (Micronesia or its peoples)
- Polynesian (Polynesia or its peoples)
- Visayan (member of the largest ethnic group indigenous)
