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Austronesian

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Austronesian (ôs'trōnē`zhən, –shən), name sometimes used for the Malayo-Polynesian languages Malayo-Polynesian languages , sometimes also called Austronesian languages , family of languages estimated at from 300 to 500 tongues and understood by approximately 300 million people in Madagascar; the Malay Peninsula; Indonesia and New
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Scientists at Auckland University used computers to analyse vocabulary from 400 Austronesian languages from South-East Asia and the Pacific to study how the Pacific was settled.
Polynesians originated in Taiwan 5,200 years ago: study by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
Scientists at Auckland University used computers to analyse vocabulary from 400 Austronesian languages from South-East Asia and the Pacific to study how the Pacific was settled.
Polynesians originated in Taiwan 5,200 years ago: study by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Dr Keith Dobney and Dr Greger Larson, from Durham University, will be joining the first expedition to sail in two traditional Polynesian boats to retrace the migration route of the ancient Austronesians.
Scientists set sail by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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