western malayo-polynesian

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   a western subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages

   BroaderMalayo-Polynesian

   NarrowerMalayPhilippine

Questions about western malayo-polynesian

What does western malayo-polynesian mean?

western malayo-polynesian means "a western subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages".

Is western malayo-polynesian a common word?

western malayo-polynesian is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.