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Proto-Polynesian

Proto-Polynesian proper noun: the hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of most Polynesian languages.

Proper noun

Proto-Polynesian

  1. (uncountable) The hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of most Polynesian languages.

Noun

Proto-Polynesian (plural Proto-Polynesians)

  1. (countable) A person who spoke the Proto-Polynesian language.

Adjective

Proto-Polynesian (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Proto-Polynesian language, or the people who spoke it.

Forms of Proto-Polynesian

pluralProto-Polynesians

Origin of Proto-Polynesian

From proto- + Polynesian.

Questions about Proto-Polynesian

What does Proto-Polynesian mean?
Proto-Polynesian means the hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of most Polynesian languages.
What part of speech is Proto-Polynesian?
Proto-Polynesian can be a proper noun, a noun or an adjective.

Words near Proto-Polynesian in the dictionary

  1. Proto-Pama-Nyungan
  2. Proto-Philippine
  3. proto-photon
  4. proto-photons
  5. proto-planetary
  6. Proto-Polynesian
  7. Proto-Polynesians
  8. proto-priest
  9. proto-priests
  10. proto-prog
  11. proto-punk

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