Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v2.c13.55
Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champā; Vol. II: Suvarṇadvīpa) v2.c13.55
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v2.c13.55
As regards language, it has been recognised for a long time that the language of the Malays belongs to the same family as that of Polynesia and the name Malayo-Polynesian was applied to this group. Since then, however, Melanesian, Polynesian, Micronesian and Indonesian (Malay) languages have all been proved to belong to the same family to which the new name Austro-nesian has been applied. The discovery of human skulls and the pre-historic stone implements in Indo-China and Malay Archipelago has demonstrated the racial and cultural affinity between many of the races speaking these languages.¹