Austronesian

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From German Austronesisch coined by Wilhelm Schmidt; from Latin auster (“south wind”) + Ancient Greek νῆσος (“island”).

Austronesian (comparative more Austronesian, superlative most Austronesian)

of or pertaining to Austronesia

Austronesian (plural Austronesians)

Any of a family of languages from Austronesia, including Formosan, Indonesian, Malay, Melanesian, Micronesian, and Polynesian subfamilies