Malayo-Polynesian

Japanese: Malayo-Polynesian(英語表記)MalayoPolynesian
Malayo-Polynesian

…meaning "Australian languages." Also called the Malayo-Polynesian family. This family includes languages ​​spoken in a vast area stretching from Madagascar (Malagasi) in the west to Easter Island (Rapa Nui) in the east, Taiwan (Alpine languages) and Hawaii (Hawaiian) in the north to New Zealand (Maori) in the south, but most of Australia and New Guinea are non-Austronesian languages ​​(Australian languages, Papuan languages). …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Malayo-Polynesian" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…〈南島語族〉の意。マレー・ポリネシア語族Malayo‐Polynesianとも呼ばれる。西はマダガスカル島(マラガシ語)から東はイースター島(ラパヌイ語)まで,北は台湾(高山族諸語)およびハワイ島(ハワイ語)から南はニュージーランド(マオリ語)に及ぶ広大な地域で話される諸言語を含む語族であるが,オーストラリアとニューギニアの大部分は非アウストロネシア系の言語(オーストラリア諸語,パプア諸語)である。…

※「Malayo-Polynesian」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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