English
Proper noun
en-noun|sg=proto|Proto-Polynesian|s|-
- context|linguistics|uncountable The hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of most Polynesian languages.
- 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
- 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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