- Austronesian
- Austronesian Austronesian adj. 1. of or pertaining to Austronesia. [WordNet 1.5]
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Austronesian — [ôs΄trō nē′zhən] n. 1. a family of languages spoken over a large area extending from Hawaii south to New Zealand and west to Madagascar 2. a member of any of the peoples speaking these languages adj. designating or of these languages, the peoples … English World dictionary
Austronesian — /aw stroh nee zheuhn, sheuhn/, n. 1. Also called Malayo Polynesian. a family of languages spoken in the Malay Peninsula, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan, Madagascar, and Oceania. adj. 2. of or pertaining to Austronesia or the… … Universalium
Austronesian — [ˌɒstrə(ʊ) ni:zɪən, ʒ(ə)n, ˌɔ: ] adjective relating to or denoting a family of languages spoken in an area extending from Madagascar in the west to the Pacific islands in the east. noun the Austronesian family of languages. Origin from Ger.… … English new terms dictionary
Austronesian — Aus•tro•ne•sian [[t]ˌɔ stroʊˈni ʒən, ʃən[/t]] n. 1) peo a language family that includes all the non Papuan, non Australian languages of peoples indigenous to Oceania, the Indonesian archipelago, Taiwan, and the Philippines, as well as Malay and… … From formal English to slang
Austronesian — I noun 1. a native or inhabitant of Austronesia • Hypernyms: ↑inhabitant, ↑habitant, ↑dweller, ↑denizen, ↑indweller • Hyponyms: ↑Nauruan, ↑Pol … Useful english dictionary
Austronesian (disambiguation) — Austronesian may refer to:*The Austronesian people *The Austronesian languages :For major languages, see:::List of major and official Austronesian languages *Austronesia, refers to the homeland of the people who speak Austronesian languages. It… … Wikipedia
Austronesian alignment — Austronesian alignment, commonly known as the Philippine or Austronesian type voice system, is a typologically unusual morphosyntactic alignment that combines features of ergative and accusative languages. It is best known from the languages of… … Wikipedia
Austronesian languages — formerly Malayo Polynesian languages Family of about 1,200 languages spoken by more than 200 million people in Indonesia, the Philippines, Madagascar, the central and southern Pacific island groups (except most of New Guinea; see Papuan… … Universalium
Austronesian languages — Infobox Language family name=Austronesian region=Maritime Southeast Asia, Oceania, Madagascar, Taiwan familycolor=Austronesian family=one of the world s major language families; although links with other families have been proposed, none of these … Wikipedia
Austronesian peoples — Ethnic group group=Austronesians caption=An Atayal tribal woman from Taiwan with tattoo on her face as a symbol of maturity, which was a tradition for both males and females. The custom was prohibited during the Japanese rule. poptime=… … Wikipedia
