malayo-polynesian

Questions

How do you pronounce malayo-polynesian?

The recorded pronunciation is /məˌleɪəʊˌpɒlɪˈniːʒən/.

What does malayo-polynesian mean?

A subgroup of languages of the Austronesian language family, mostly dispersed around the islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ocean.

Where does malayo-polynesian come from?

Etymology tree English Malayo- English Polynesia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Polynesian English Malayo-Polynesian From Malayo- + Polynesian.

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