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Noun: Malayo-Polynesian  mu'ley-ow,pó-lu'nee-zhun or mu'ley-ow,pó-lu'nee-zee-un
  1. The branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central Pacific
    - Polynesian
Adjective: Malayo-Polynesian  mu'ley-ow,pó-lu'nee-zhun or mu'ley-ow,pó-lu'nee-zee-un
  1. Of or relating to the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian languages
    "Tagalog is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in the Philippines"

Type of: Austronesian, Austronesian language

Encyclopedia: Malayo-Polynesian