Malayo-polynesian (Noun)
Meaning
The branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central Pacific.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- Malayo-Polynesian is one of the most widespread language branches spoken in the world, spanning across Asia and the Pacific.
- The Malayo-Polynesian language family encompasses over 1,000 languages, including Malay, Javanese, Tagalog, and Hawaiian.
- Austronesian scholars have extensively studied the development and migration of the Malayo-Polynesian languages, tracing their history back to Taiwan.
- The geographical range of Malayo-Polynesian languages stretches from Madagascar in the west to Easter Island in the east, and from Taiwan in the north to New Zealand in the south.
- Malayo-Polynesian languages share linguistic features such as polymorphic roots, suffixed and prefixed morphemes, and systematic tonality.