Malayo-Polynesian

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1. Malayo-Polynesian - Noun

2. Malayo-Polynesian - Adjective

3. Malayo-Polynesian - Proper noun

Meaning

the branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central Pacific

of or relating to the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian languages

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According to Nettl, it originated in southeast Asia and came to Africa c. 500 AD when a group of Malayo-Polynesian speaking peoples migrated to Africa. Source: Internet

All Austronesian languages spoken outside Taiwan (including its offshore Yami language ) belong to the Malayo-Polynesian branch, sometimes called Extra-Formosan. Source: Internet

Anthropologists believe that all Polynesians have descended from a South Pacific proto-culture created by an Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) people that had migrated from Southeast Asia. Source: Internet

Filipinos generally belong to several Asian ethnic groups classified linguistically as part of the Austronesian or Malayo-Polynesian speaking people. Source: Internet

Puyuma language ( Formosan ) Paiwan language (southern tip of Formosa) Malayo-Polynesian Li (2008) Families of Formosan languages before Minnanese colonization, per Li (2008). Source: Internet

All other large groups within Malayo-Polynesian are disputed. Source: Internet

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