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Austronesian.

Pertaining to the Austronesian language family.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌɔːs.tɹoʊˈniː.ʒən/
  1. Pertaining to the Austronesian language family.

  2. Of or pertaining to Austronesia.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Austronesisch; coined by Wilhelm Schmidt. From Latin austro- (“southern”) + Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”) + -ian.

noun/ˌɔːs.tɹoʊˈniː.ʒən/
  1. A speaker of an Austronesian language, especially a member of the ancient maritime culture that spread Austronesian languages across the Pacific from Taiwan.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Austronesisch; coined by Wilhelm Schmidt. From Latin austro- (“southern”) + Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”) + -ian.

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