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Malayo-Polynesianist

Malayo-Polynesianist noun: a linguist who specialises in studying Malayo-Polynesian languages.

Noun

Malayo-Polynesianist (plural Malayo-Polynesianists)

  1. A linguist who specialises in studying Malayo-Polynesian languages.

Forms of Malayo-Polynesianist

pluralMalayo-Polynesianists

Origin of Malayo-Polynesianist

From Malayo-Polynesian + -ist.

Questions about Malayo-Polynesianist

What does Malayo-Polynesianist mean?
Malayo-Polynesianist means a linguist who specialises in studying Malayo-Polynesian languages.
What part of speech is Malayo-Polynesianist?
Malayo-Polynesianist is a noun.
What is the plural of Malayo-Polynesianist?
The plural of Malayo-Polynesianist is Malayo-Polynesianists.

Words near Malayo-Polynesianist in the dictionary

  1. Malayizes
  2. Malayizing
  3. Malayness
  4. Malayo-
  5. Malayo-Polynesian
  6. Malayo-Polynesianist
  7. Malayo-Polynesianists
  8. malayophobe
  9. malayophobes
  10. malayophobia
  11. malayophobic

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