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2 days ago · Malayo-Polynesian (red) may lie within Eastern Formosan (purple). The white section is unattested; some maps fill it in with Luiyang, Kulon or as generic 'Ketagalan'. [1] The Formosan languages are a geographic grouping comprising the languages of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan, all of which are Austronesian.
- Taiwanese Aborigines (Formosan people)
- AustronesianFormosan
2 days ago · 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 ).
- One of the world's primary language families
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Apr 19, 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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Apr 25, 2024 · Malay, any member of an ethnic group of the Malay Peninsula and portions of adjacent islands of Southeast Asia, including the east coast of Sumatra, the coast of Borneo, and smaller islands that lie between these areas. The Malays speak various dialects belonging to the Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) family of languages.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
6 days ago · Balinese is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken on the Indonesian island of Bali, as well as Northern Nusa Penida, Western Lombok, Eastern Java, [3] Southern Sumatra, and Sulawesi. [4] Most Balinese speakers also use Indonesian. The 2000 national census recorded 3.3 million people speakers of Balinese, however the Bali Cultural Agency estimated ...
- 3.3 million (2000 census)
Apr 13, 2024 · Apr. 12, 2024, 3:51 AM ET (South China Morning Post) Cebuano language, member of the Western, or Indonesian, branch of the Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) language family. It was spoken in the early 21st century by roughly 18.5 million people in the Philippines (speakers are spread over eastern Negros, Cebu, Bohol, western Leyte, the Camotes ...
Apr 15, 2024 · Owa. Owa is a member of the Southern Solomonic group of Oceanic Malayo-Polynesian languages. It is spoken by about 8,400 people mainly in the south of Makira Island (San Cristobal), and on Owaraha (Santa Ana) and Owariki (Santa Catalina) islands in Makira-Ulawa Province in the Solomon Islands. Owa was formerly known as Santa Ana, and is closely ...
