Proto-Polynesian

English

Etymology

proto- +‎ Polynesian

Proper noun

Proto-Polynesian

1. (linguistics, uncountable) The hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of most Polynesian languages.

Translations

ancestor language of most Polynesian languages

• Irish: Próta-Pholainéisis f

Noun

Proto-Polynesian (plural Proto-Polynesians)

1. (anthropology, countable) A person who spoke the Proto-Polynesian language.

Translations

person who spoke the Proto-Polynesian language

• Irish: Próta-Pholainéiseach m

Adjective

Proto-Polynesian (not comparable)

1. (linguistics, anthropology) Of or pertaining to the Proto-Polynesian language, or the people who spoke it.

Translations

of or pertaining to the Proto-Polynesian language, or the people who spoke it

• Irish: Próta-Pholainéiseach

See also

• Proto-Polynesian terms on Wiktionary