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English
Etymology
From proto- + Polynesian.
Proper noun
Proto-Polynesian
- (linguistics, uncountable) The hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of most Polynesian languages.
Translations
ancestor language of most Polynesian languages
Noun
Proto-Polynesian (plural Proto-Polynesians)
- (anthropology, countable) A person who spoke the Proto-Polynesian language.
Translations
person who spoke the Proto-Polynesian language
Adjective
Proto-Polynesian (not comparable)
- (linguistics, anthropology) Of or pertaining to the Proto-Polynesian language, or the people who spoke it.
Translations
of or pertaining to the Proto-Polynesian language, or the people who spoke it
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