oceanic languages
widespread, highly varied, and controversial language group of the Austronesian language family. Spoken on the islands of Oceania from New Guinea to Hawaii to Easter Island, certain of these languages share so little basic vocabulary that some scholars prefer to classify them in smaller, more cohesive groups
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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