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6 days ago · Major languages. Major Austronesian languages include Cebuano, Tagalog, Ilocano, Hiligaynon, Bicol, Waray-Waray, Kapampangan, and Pangasinan of the Philippines; Malay, Javanese, Sundanese, Madurese, Minangkabau, the Batak languages, Acehnese, Balinese, and Buginese of western Indonesia; and Malagasy of Madagascar.
There are more than 170 known languages in the Philippines including Bikol, Cebuano, Hiligaynon (Ilonggo), Ilocano, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, Tagalog, and Waray. All of these languages, with the exception of Spanish-based creole language Chavacano, belong to the Austronesian language family.
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May 6, 2019 · In this paper, I focus on the dispersal of the ~650 Austronesian languages of ISEA, which are spoken in Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Timor-Leste. By way of summary, Table 1 lists the approximate dates for the expansion of Austronesian settlement that are relevant for the discussion of language dispersal in ISEA.
- Marian Klamer
- 06 May 2019
- 12
- 13, Issue4
Dialects of major Austronesian languages. Banyumas Javanese (15,000,000 native, Indonesia) Kedah Malay (5,000,000 native, Malaysia) Banten Sundanese (3,350,000 native, Indonesia) Palembang Malay (3,100,000 native, Indonesia) Central Bikol language (2,500,000 native, Philippines) Batak Toba language (2,000,000 native, Indonesia)
LanguageSpeakersNative NameOfficial Status639,210Na Vosa Vakaviti100,000,000 (L1 & L2) 20,000,000 (L1) ...Wikang Filipino120,000Taetae ni Kiribati120,000 (L2)Hiri MotuOct 23, 2019 · Abstract. The Philippines, an archipelago of 7,100 islands located in Southeast Asia, are marked by substantial linguistic diversity with 181 living languages being used. The languages of the Philippines belong to the Western Malayo-Polynesian group of the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family.
There are two primary hypotheses for the location of the Austronesian homeland. One is Taiwan, with a subsequent population spread south through the Philippines and then east and west, which resulted in the various branches of the Austronesian languages (Bellwood 1980, 1983; Dahl 1973; Shutler and Marek 1975). The other hypothesis places