Austronesia

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɔːs.tɹoʊˈniː.ʒə/

Etymology

Backformation from Austronesian

Proper noun

Austronesia

Those areas of the world, mostly in Southeast Asia and the Pacific but also including Madagascar, that are inhabited by speakers of Austronesian languages.

Translations

group of islands

Arabic: أسترونيزيا‎ (Astrwnizia)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 南島 (naam⁴ dou²)

Mandarin: 南島 (zh) (Nándǎo), 南岛 (zh) (Nándǎo)

Min Nan: 南島 (Lâm-tó)
Finnish: Austronesia
French: Austronésie (fr)
Georgian: ავსტრონეზია (avsṭronezia)

Japanese: オーストロネシア
Korean: 오스트로네시아 (oseuteuronesia)
Malay: Austronesia
Persian: آسترونزی‎
Russian: Австронезия (ru) (Avstronezija)
Serbo-Croatian: Аустронезија f (Austronezija)
Tagalog: Awstronesya, Austronesya

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