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Austronesian (ôs'trōnē`zhən, –shən), name sometimes used for the Malayo-Polynesian languages Malayo-Polynesian languages (məlā`ō-pŏlĭnē`zhən), sometimes also called ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Twelve carved wooden sculptures of ancestors, including architectural elements and free-standing figures, serve as examples of one of the most important art forms of the Austronesian peoples of the Pacific. The elements he identifies reflect fundamental Austronesian binary contrasts of male/sky/sun/Upperworld and female /water/moon/Underworld. A wide range of different writings suggest that Malagasy tend to imagine personhood according to an Austronesian model in which identity and personhood are only finalized at death and one's placement in a tomb. |
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