EASTERN MALAYO-POLYNESIAN Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase eastern malayo-polynesian. (close relations)
Definition of EASTERN MALAYO-POLYNESIAN
Best Alternative Words for EASTERN MALAYO-POLYNESIAN
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oceanic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean noun • an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages adjective satellite • resembling the ocean in apparent limitlessness in extent or degree • constituting or living in the open sea | ||||||||
austronesian | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to or characteristic of Austronesia or its people or culture noun • a native or inhabitant of Austronesia • the family of languages spoken in Australia and Formosa and Malaysia and Polynesia | ||||||||
melanesian | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to Melanesia or its people or culture | ||||||||
papuan | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to Papua or its people or language noun • a native or inhabitant of Papua New Guinea or New Guinea • any of the indigenous languages spoken in Papua New Guinea or New Britain or the Solomon Islands that are not Malayo-Polynesian languages | ||||||||
polynesian | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to Polynesia or its people or culture noun • a native or inhabitant of Polynesia • the branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central Pacific |