Malay vs Western Malayo-Polynesian
Western Malayo-Polynesian vs MalayMalay and Western Malayo-Polynesian both are nouns.
Malay is an adjective but Western Malayo-Polynesian is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malay | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Western Malayo-Polynesian | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
Western Malayo-Polynesian is a hypernym of
Malay; that is, Western Malayo-Polynesian is a
word with a broader meaning than Malay:
- Malay: a western subfamily of Western Malayo-Polynesian languages
- Western Malayo-Polynesian: a western subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages
| Malay (noun) | Western Malayo-Polynesian (noun) |
|---|---|
| a western subfamily of Western Malayo-Polynesian languages | a western subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages |
| a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago |
| Malay (adjective) | Western Malayo-Polynesian (adjective) |
|---|---|
| of or relating to or characteristic of the people or language of Malaysia and the northern Malay Peninsula and parts of the western Malay Archipelago |
Words related to "Malay"
- Asian
- Asiatic
- Bahasa
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Bahasa Kebangsaan
- Bahasa Kebangsaan language
- Bahasa Malaysia
- Bahasa Malaysia language
- Bahasa Melayu
- Bahasa Melayu language
- East India
- East Indies
- Federation of Malaysia
- Indonesian
- Malay Archipelago
- Malay Peninsula
- Malayan
- Malaysia
- Malaysian
- Malaysian language
- The Malay Archipelago
- Western Malayo-Polynesian
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