mǎ​lái​yà​bō​lǐ​ní​xī​yà​yǔ​xì

Malayo-Polynesian language family

  1. Malaya
    Malaya (historical region); specifically the Malay Peninsula or the mainland part of modern-day Malaysia
  2. Polynesia
    a subregion of Oceania, comprising more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean (Taiwan usage)
  3. language family
    The largest grouping of languages classified according to their historical origin, which can be further subdivided into branches or groups