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western malayo-polynesian

 

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Noun western malayo-polynesian has 1 sense
  1. Western Malayo-Polynesian - a western subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages
    --1 is a kind of
    Malayo-Polynesian
    --1 has particulars: Malay; Philippine, Filipino

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Western Malayo-Polynesian

Description:

Western Malayo-Polynesian refers to a branch of the Austronesian language family. It includes various languages spoken in Southeast Asia and the Pacific region, particularly in countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Madagascar. The Western Malayo-Polynesian languages exhibit certain common features and shared vocabulary, but also display regional variations based on their respective locations.

Sample sentences:

Adjective: The linguistic scholars conducted extensive research on the grammatical structures of Western Malayo-Polynesian languages.

Noun: Western Malayo-Polynesian has a wide distribution across multiple countries and islands.

Proper noun (name of a language): Tagalog, a Western Malayo-Polynesian language, is widely spoken in the Philippines.

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