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The Austronesian languages ( / ˌɔːstrəˈniːʒən /) are a language family widely spoken throughout Maritime Southeast Asia, parts of Mainland Southeast Asia, Madagascar, the islands of the Pacific Ocean and Taiwan (by Taiwanese indigenous peoples ). [1] They are spoken by about 386 million people (4.9% of the world population ).
Austronesian peoples is a term referring to people that live in Southeast Asia, Oceania and Madagascar, who are speakers of the Austronesian languages. They are thought to have originally come from the indigenous peoples of Taiwan .
Approximately 117 million people speak an Austroasiatic language, of which more than two-thirds are Vietnamese speakers. [1] Of the Austroasiatic languages, only Vietnamese, Khmer, and Mon have lengthy, established presences in the historical record.
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.
The indigenous peoples of Oceania are Aboriginal Australians, Papuans, and Austronesians ( Melanesians, [note 1] Micronesians, and Polynesians ). These indigenous peoples have a historical continuity with pre-colonial societies that developed on their territories.
Austronesian is the name of a language family: it is derived from austral, meaning “southern,” and nesia, indicating “islands.” Today it includes more than 1,200 closely related languages. Proto-Austronesian peoples are first evidenced in Taiwan about 5,000 years ago.
Austronesian peoples; D. Domesticated plants and animals of Austronesia; L. List of Melanau; M. Malagasy peoples; Malays (ethnic group) Melanau people; Melanesians; Micronesians; Minahasan people; Moken; N. Negrito; P. Polynesians; R. Rempang Malays This page was last edited on 30 October 2019, at 10:32 (UTC). Text is ...
