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proto-malayo-polynesian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
pro-to--malay-o-poly-ne-sian
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
8
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A proposed common ancestor to the group of Malayo-Polynesian languages.

Questions

What does proto-malayo-polynesian mean?
A proposed common ancestor to the group of Malayo-Polynesian languages.

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