Western Malayo-Polynesian

Definitions of Western Malayo-Polynesian
  1. noun
    a western subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages
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    Malay
    a western subfamily of Western Malayo-Polynesian languages
    Filipino, Philippine
    official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages
    Bahasa Kebangsaan, Bahasa Malaysia, Bahasa Melayu, Malaysian
    the Malay language spoken in Malaysia
    Bahasa, Bahasa Indonesia, Indonesian
    the dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia
    Tagalog
    the language of the Tagalog on which Filipino is based
    Cebuan, Cebuano
    language of the people of Cebu in the Philippines; its lexicon contributes to the official language of the Philippines
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    Malayo-Polynesian, Polynesian
    the branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central Pacific
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