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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ISO_639:pozMalayo-Polynesian languages - Wikipedia

    May 23, 2024 · All major and official Austronesian languages belong to the Malayo-Polynesian subgroup. Malayo-Polynesian languages with more than five million speakers are: Indonesian, Javanese, Sundanese, Tagalog, Malagasy, Malay, Cebuano, Madurese, Ilocano, Hiligaynon, and Minangkabau.

  2. www.britannica.com › topic › Austronesian-languagesAustronesian languages | Origin, History, Language Map ...

    6 days ago · Austronesian languages, family of languages spoken in most of the Indonesian archipelago; all of the Philippines, Madagascar, and the island groups of the Central and South Pacific (except for Australia and much of New Guinea); much of Malaysia; and scattered areas of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and Taiwan.

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Austronesian_languagesAustronesian languages - Wikipedia

    5 days ago · All Austronesian languages spoken outside the Taiwan mainland (including its offshore Yami language) belong to the Malayo-Polynesian (sometimes called Extra-Formosan) branch. Most Austronesian languages lack a long history of written attestation.

  5. www.britannica.com › topic › Malay-languageMalay language | History, Grammar & Writing System | Britannica

    May 23, 2024 · Malay language, member of the Western, or Indonesian, branch of the Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) language family, spoken as a native language by more than 33,000,000 persons distributed over the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, and the numerous smaller islands of the area, and widely used in.

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  6. www.britannica.com › topic › Malay-peopleMalay | History, Culture & Language | Britannica

    May 5, 2024 · The Malays speak various dialects belonging to the Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) family of languages. The Malays were once probably a people of coastal Borneo who expanded into Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula as a result of their trading and seafaring way of life.

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  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Javanese_languageJavanese language - Wikipedia

    3 days ago · Although Javanese is not a national language, it has recognized status as a regional language in the three Indonesian provinces with the biggest concentrations of Javanese people: Central Java, Yogyakarta, and East Java.

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Sama–Bajaw_languagesSama–Bajaw languages - Wikipedia

    May 23, 2024 · The Sama–Bajaw languages are a well-established group of languages spoken by the Sama-Bajau peoples ( sea gypsies) of the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia . Languages. Grimes (2003) identifies nine Sama–Bajaw languages. Balangingi (Bangingi'; Northern Sama) Central Sama (Siasa Sama) Southern Sama (Sinama) Pangutaran Sama.