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Austronesian en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌɔːs.tɹoʊˈniː.ʒən/

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. Pertaining to the Austronesian language family.
    • an Austronesian language
  2. Of or pertaining to Austronesia.
    • Taitung County, with seven Indigenous peoples of Austronesian descent -- Amis, Paiwan, Bunun, Rukai, Pinuyumayan (also known as the Puyuma), Yami (also known as the Tao), and Kavalan -- is the most diverse region in Taiwan in terms of Austronesian culture, offering students a chance to apply their research to real-world scenarios and engage in intimate observations of how indigenous groups grapple with the challenges of modern times, Chen said. 2022 August 6, Tyson Lu, Sean Lin, “Taitung university launches doctoral program on Austronesian studies”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2022, Culture:

Forms

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more Austronesian Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most Austronesian Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

Austronesianist

Translations (21)

tl Austronesian (of or pertaining to Austronesia) · sk austronézsky (of or pertaining to Austronesia) · ms Austronesia (of or pertaining to Austronesia) · ca austronèsic (of or pertaining to Austronesia) · de austronesisch (of or pertaining to Austronesia) · nn austronesisk (of or pertaining to Austronesia) · sco Austronesie (of or pertaining to Austronesia) · ru а̀встронези́йский (of or pertaining to Austronesia) · cs austronéský (of or pertaining to Austronesia) · da austronesisk (of or pertaining to Austronesia) · fi austronesialainen (of or pertaining to Austronesia) · es austronesio (of or pertaining to Austronesia) · nb austronesisk (of or pertaining to Austronesia) · pt austronésio (of or pertaining to Austronesia) · nl Austronesisch (of or pertaining to Austronesia) · eo aŭstronezia (of or pertaining to Austronesia) · pam Awstronesyu (of or pertaining to Austronesia) · zh 南島 /南岛 (of or pertaining to Austronesia) · cy Awstronesaidd (of or pertaining to Austronesia) · ga Astrainéiseach (of or pertaining to Austronesia) · pam Austronesiu (of or pertaining to Austronesia)

Austronesian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˌɔːs.tɹoʊˈniː.ʒən/

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

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Austronesians Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Austronesia