Austronesian

English Etymology Borrowed from en de Austronesisch; coined by Wilhelm Schmidt. From en austro- southern la νῆσος island grc -ian. Pronunciation en /ˌɔːs.tɹoʊˈniː.ʒən/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Austronesian.wav US Adjective Pertaining to the Austronesian language family. en an Austronesian language Of or pertaining to Austronesia. en 08/06/2022 Tyson Lu; Sean Lin Taitung university launches doctoral program on Austronesian studies https://web.archive.org/web/20220806121713/https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202208060013 06 August 2022 w:Focus Taiwan Culture Taitung County, with seven Indigenous peoples of Austronesian descent -- Amis, Paiwan, Bunun, Rukai, Pinuyumayan (also known as the Puyuma), Yami (also known as the Tao), and Kavalan -- is the most diverse region in Taiwan in terms of Austronesian culture, offering students a chance to apply their research to real-world scenarios and engage in intimate observations of how indigenous groups grapple with the challenges of modern times, Chen said. Derived terms en Proto-Austronesian Austronesianist Translations of or pertaining to Austronesia Catalan: ca austronèsic Chinese: zh 南島 Czech: cs austronéský Danish: da austronesisk Dutch: nl Austronesisch Esperanto: eo aŭstronezia Finnish: fi austronesialainen German: de austronesisch Irish: ga Astrainéiseach Kapampangan: pam Awstronesyu, pam Austronesiu Malay: ms Austronesia Norwegian: Bokmål: nb austronesisk Nynorsk: nn austronesisk Portuguese: pt austronésio Russian: ru а̀встронези́йский Scots: sco Austronesie Slovak: sk austronézsky Spanish: es austronesio Tagalog: tl Austronesian Welsh: cy Awstronesaidd Noun A speaker of an Austronesian language, especially a member of the ancient maritime culture that spread Austronesian languages across the Pacific from Taiwan. Derived terms en Austronesia back-formation Further reading Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database Austronesian languages list of major and official Austronesian languages en Language families