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

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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 ).

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_major_and_officialList of major and official Austronesian languages - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of major and official Austronesian languages, a language family originating from Taiwan, that is widely dispersed throughout the islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, with a few members spoken on continental Asia and Madagascar.

   Language	Speakers	Native Name	Official Status
   Fijian	639,210	Na Vosa Vakaviti	Fiji
   Filipino	100,000,000 (L1 & L2) 20,000,000 (L1) ...	Wikang Filipino	Philippines
   Gilbertese	120,000	Taetae ni Kiribati	Kiribati
   Hiri Motu	120,000 (L2)	Hiri Motu	Papua New Guinea

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   What are Austronesian languages?

   • The Austronesian languages are a language family. They were originally spoken in Southeast Asia and on islands in the Pacific Ocean .

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   What is a Proto Austronesian language?

   • Proto-Austronesian (commonly abbreviated as PAN or PAn) is a proto-language. It is the reconstructed ancestor of the Austronesian languages, one of the world's major language families. Proto-Austronesian is assumed to have begun to diversify c. 4000 BCE – c. 3500 BCE in Taiwan.

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   How are Austronesian languages different from other languages?

   • A primary genetic division in the family separates the Austronesian languages of Taiwan from the remaining languages, which are divided into Western and Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian. Western Malayo-Polynesian includes Javanese, which is spoken by about 76 million people—more than a third of all Austronesian speakers.

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   How many words are spoken in Austronesian languages?

   • Below are two charts comparing list of numbers of 1–10 and thirteen words in Austronesian languages; spoken in Taiwan, the Philippines, the Mariana Islands, Indonesia, Malaysia, Chams or Champa (in Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam ), East Timor, Papua, New Zealand, Hawaii, Madagascar, Borneo, Kiribati, Caroline Islands, and Tuvalu .

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4. www.britannica.com › summary › Austronesian-languagesClassification of Austronesian languages | Britannica

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   Austronesian languages, formerly Malayo-Polynesian languages, Family of about 1,200 languages spoken by more than 200 million people in Indonesia, the Philippines, Madagascar, the central and southern Pacific island groups (except most of New Guinea; see Papuan languages), and parts of mainland Southeast Asia and the island of Taiwan. Before Europe...

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5. openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au › handle › 1885Open Research: The Austronesian languages

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   the Austronesian language family in its entirety. Topics covered include: the physical and cultural background, official and national languages, largest and smallest languages in all major geographical regions, language contact, sound systems, linguistic palaeontology, morphology, syntax, the history of scholarship on Austronesian languages ...

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7. www.scientificamerican.com › article › theThe Austronesian Dispersal and the Origin of Languages

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   Jul 1, 1991 · July 1, 1991. 1 min read. The Austronesian Dispersal and the Origin of Languages. The Austronesian languages of the Pacific spread across 10,000 kilometers of coastline and sea within 1,500...