Complete Definition of "Proto-Polynesian"

English

Proper noun
en-noun|sg=proto|Proto-Polynesian|s|-

  1. context|linguistics|uncountable The hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of most Polynesian languages.
  2. context|anthropology|countable A person who spoke the Proto-Polynesian language.

Translations
trans-top|ancestor language of most European and Indian languages
trans-bottom

trans-top|person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language
trans-bottom

Adjective
Proto-Polynesian

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

Translations

Related terms
Polynesian

See also
Proto-Polynesian is the hypothetical ancestor language of about forty languages, including the following:
top2
Hawaiian
Maori
Samoan
mid2
Tahitian
Tongan

ru:Proto-Polynesian

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