Austronesian vs tongue

tongue vs Austronesian

Austronesian and tongue both are nouns.

Austronesian is an adjective but tongue is not an adjective.

Austronesian is not a verb while tongue is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Austronesian	Yes	Yes	No	No
tongue	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, tongue is a hypernym of Austronesian; that is, tongue is a word with a broader meaning than Austronesian:

Austronesian: the family of languages spoken in Australia and Formosa and Malaysia and Polynesia
tongue: a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language

Other hypernyms of Austronesian include natural language.

Austronesian (noun)	tongue (noun)
the family of languages spoken in Australia and Formosa and Malaysia and Polynesia	the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
a native or inhabitant of Austronesia	metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
	a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
	a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
	a manner of speaking
	the tongue of certain animals used as meat
	a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
	any long thin projection that is transient

Austronesian (adjective)	tongue (adjective)
of or relating to or characteristic of Austronesia or its people or culture

Austronesian (verb)	tongue (verb)
	lick or explore with the tongue
	articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments

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