noun
the branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central Pacific
• Syn: ↑Polynesian
• Hypernyms: ↑Austronesian, ↑Austronesian language
• Hyponyms: ↑Oceanic, ↑Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, ↑Tongan, ↑Western Malayo-Polynesian
adjective
of or relating to the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian languages
Useful english dictionary. 2012.