Austronesian

Large language family mostly of Southeast Asia and the Pacific

Also known as Austronesian languages

Speakers: 300M
Subclass of: Austro-Tai
, Austric
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-03-03
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The Austronesian languages are a language family widely spoken throughout Maritime Southeast Asia, parts of Mainland Southeast Asia, Madagascar, the islands of the Pacific Ocean and Taiwan. They are spoken by approximately 386 million people. This makes it the fifth-largest language family by number of speakers. Major Austronesian languages include Malay, Javanese, Sundanese, Tagalog, Malagasy and Cebuano. According to some estimates, the family contains 1,257 languages, which is the second most of any language family.

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eempat perkataantraditional Southeast Asian poetic form

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Different from: Austroasiatic
Members / parts: Malayo-Polynesian
Formosan
Studied by: Austronesian studies

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