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Austronesian in Malay

Austronesia

/ˌɔːs.tɹoʊˈniː.ʒən/

Austronesian in Malay: Austronesia. In English, Austronesian means pertaining to the Austronesian language family.

Malay words for Austronesian

of or pertaining to Austronesia
Austronesia

English meaning of Austronesian

  1. adjective Pertaining to the Austronesian language family.
  2. adjective Of or pertaining to Austronesia.
  3. noun A speaker of an Austronesian language, especially a member of the ancient maritime culture that spread Austronesian languages across the Pacific from Taiwan.

Full definition of Austronesian

Austronesian in a sentence

  • an Austronesian language

Austronesian in other languages

Questions about Austronesian in Malay

What is the meaning of Austronesian in Malay?
Austronesian in Malay is Austronesia.
Apakah maksud Austronesian dalam bahasa Melayu?
Austronesian: Austronesia.
What does Austronesian mean in English?
Austronesian means pertaining to the Austronesian language family.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Austronesian (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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