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I have, on various occasions, mentioned this probable pre-Malayan, or at least proto-Malayan, population which stands in nearest relation to the settling of Polynesia.

From The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes by Craig, Austin

If the latter, they are descendants of an early pre-Malayan immigration.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various