English adjective: Malayo-Polynesian | |||
1. | Malayo-Polynesian of or relating to the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian languages | ||
English noun: Malayo-Polynesian | |||
1. | Malayo-Polynesian (communication) the branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central Pacific | ||
Synonyms | Polynesian | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Austronesian, Austronesian language | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Tongan, Western Malayo-Polynesian | ||