Proto-Polynesian

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English

Etymology

From proto- +‎ Polynesian.

Proper noun

Proto-Polynesian

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

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Noun

Proto-Polynesian (plural Proto-Polynesians)

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

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Adjective

Proto-Polynesian (not comparable)

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

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