Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Malagasy_languageMalagasy language - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Malagasy_language

   • Cached

   2 days ago · The Malagasy language is the westernmost member of the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family, a grouping that includes languages from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and the Pacific Islands.

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

   en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Javanese_language

   • Cached

   3 days ago · Javanese (/ ˌ dʒ ɑː v ə ˈ n iː z / JAH-və-NEEZ, / dʒ æ v ə-/ JAV-ə-, /-ˈ n iː s /-⁠ NEESS; basa Jawa, Javanese script: ꦧꦱꦗꦮ, Pegon: باسا جاوا ‎, IPA: [bɔsɔ d͡ʒɔwɔ]) is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by the Javanese people from the central and eastern parts of the island of Java, Indonesia. There are ...

3. People also ask

   Where did the Malayo-Polynesian languages come from?

   • Hung, Hsiao-chun and Bellwood, Peter (To appear). Archaeological correlations for the dispersal of the Malayo-Polynesian languages of Southeast Asia, Western Micronesia and Madagascar. In Alexander Adelaar & Antoinette Schapper (eds.), The Oxford Guide to the Malayo-Polynesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

   Professor Peter Bellwood - Researchers - ANU

   researchers.anu.edu.au/researchers/bellwood-ps

   See all results for this question

   Is Javanese a Malayo-Polynesian language?

   • Javanese is part of the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family, although its precise relationship to other Malayo-Polynesian languages is hard to determine. Using the lexicostatistical method, Isidore Dyen classified Javanese as part of the "Javo-Sumatra Hesion", which also includes the Sundanese and "Malayic" languages.

   Javanese language - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javanese_language

   See all results for this question

   Is Rapa Nui a Polynesian language?

   • Rapa Nui can be said to have a basic two-way distinction in its words, much like other Polynesian languages. That is between full words, and particles. [PK 1] Full words occur in the head of the phrase and are mostly open classes (exceptions like locationals exist).

   Rapa Nui language - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapa_Nui_language

   See all results for this question

   What is the difference between Malay and Indonesian?

   • (Compare a similar metonymic use in English: "to travel by rail" may be used for "to travel by train".) Malay was the lingua franca of the Indonesian archipelago before the proclamation of Indonesian independence in 1945; and Indonesian, which was based on Malay, is now the official language of Indonesia.

   Javanese language - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javanese_language

   See all results for this question

4. www.britannica.com › topic › Malagasy-languagesMalagasy languages | Austronesian, Madagascar, Creole

   www.britannica.com › topic › Malagasy-languages

   • Cached

   4 days ago · Malagasy languages, a cluster of languages spoken on Madagascar and adjacent islands and belonging to the Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) family of languages. The various Malagasy dialects are all closely related, having diversified only in the last 2,000 years when Madagascar was settled by an.

   • Author: The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Rapa_Nui_languageRapa Nui language - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Rapa_Nui_language

   • Cached

   3 days ago · Rapa Nui or Rapanui ( English: / ˌræpəˈnuːi /, [3] Rapa Nui: [ˈɾapa ˈnu.i], Spanish: [ˈrapa ˈnu.i] ), also known as Pascuan ( / ˈpæskjuən /) or Pascuense, is an Eastern Polynesian language of the Austronesian language family. It is spoken on Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui .

6. www.britannica.com › topic › Fijian-languageFijian language | Fijian Grammar, Dialects & Vocabulary

   www.britannica.com › topic › Fijian-language

   • Cached

   2 days ago · Fijian language, Melanesian language of the Eastern, or Oceanic, branch of the Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) language family. In the late 20th century, it was spoken by about 366,000 persons on the islands of Fiji as either a first or a second language. Of the several dialects of Fijian, which.

   • Author: The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

7. researchers.anu.edu.au › researchers › bellwood-psProfessor Peter Bellwood - Researchers - ANU

   researchers.anu.edu.au › researchers › bellwood-ps

   • Cached

   18 hours ago · Archaeological correlations for the dispersal of the Malayo-Polynesian languages of Southeast Asia, Western Micronesia and Madagascar. In Alexander Adelaar & Antoinette Schapper (eds.), The Oxford Guide to the Malayo-Polynesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar .

8. artesdelasfilipinas.com › archives › 197The Filipino People Before the Arrival of the Spaniards ...

   artesdelasfilipinas.com › archives › 197

   • Cached

   1 day ago · Languages of the Malayan Peoples – With the exception of the Negrito, all the languages of the Philippines belong to one great family, which has been called the “Malayo-Polynesian.” All are believed to be derived from one very ancient mother-tongue. It is astonishing how widely these Malayo-Polynesian tongues have spread.