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Melanau

Melanau noun: a member of people who live on the island of Borneo, primarily in Sarawak, Malaysia, but also in Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Noun

Melanau (plural Melanaus or Melanau)

  1. A member of people who live on the island of Borneo, primarily in Sarawak, Malaysia, but also in Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Proper noun

Melanau

  1. Their Northwest Malayo-Polynesian language.

Forms of Melanau

pluralMelanaus
pluralMelanau

Questions about Melanau

What does Melanau mean?
Melanau means a member of people who live on the island of Borneo, primarily in Sarawak, Malaysia, but also in Kalimantan, Indonesia.
What part of speech is Melanau?
Melanau can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Melanau?
The plural of Melanau is Melanaus.

Words near Melanau in the dictionary

  1. melanagogues
  2. melanaphore
  3. melanate
  4. melanated
  5. melanates
  6. Melanau
  7. Melanaus
  8. Melanchlaeni
  9. melancholia
  10. melancholiac
  11. melancholiacs

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