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Austronesian
Relating to the people, languages, or cultures of the Austronesian-speaking populations of Southeast Asia, Oceania, and Madagascar. / A member of a people who speaks an Austronesian language.
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pl: Austronesians
This term is used primarily in linguistic, anthropological, and archaeological contexts to describe a vast family of languages and the peoples who speak them. It carries a scholarly register and is used to group diverse cultures across a massive geographic range, from Madagascar in the west to Easter Island in the east.
When used as a noun, it refers to an individual member of these populations. Because it denotes a specific ethnic or linguistic group, it is always capitalized.
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