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Austronesian

(-z̸hən)

noun

a family of languages spoken over a large area extending from Hawaii south to New Zealand and west to Madagascar
a member of any of the peoples speaking these languages

adjective

designating or of these languages, the peoples that speak them, or their cultures

See Austronesian in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Of or relating to Austronesia or its peoples, languages, or cultures.

noun

A family of languages that includes the Formosan, Indonesian, Malay, Melanesian, Micronesian, and Polynesian subfamilies.

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