Austronesian

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Austronesisch; coined by Wilhelm Schmidt from Latin austro- (“southern”) + Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɔːs.tɹoʊˈniː.ʒən/

Adjective

Austronesian (comparative more Austronesian, superlative most Austronesian)

Pertaining to the Austronesian language family, as an Austronesian language.
Of or pertaining to Austronesia.

Translations

of or pertaining to Austronesia

Dutch: Austronesisch (nl)
Esperanto: aŭstronezia
Finnish: austronesialainen (fi)
German: austronesisch (de)
Kapampangan: Awstronesyu, Austronesiu
Malay: Austronesia

Norwegian:
Bokmål: austronesisk

Nynorsk: austronesisk
Scots: Austronesie
Tagalog: Sampuluanin

Noun

Austronesian (plural Austronesians)

A speaker of an Austronesian language, especially a member of the ancient maritime culture that spread Austronesian languages across the Pacific from Taiwan

Further reading

Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database
“Austronesian” (US) / “Austronesian” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.

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