Austronesian languages | Origin, History, Language Map, & Facts
WebAustronesian 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.
Austronesian peoples - Wikipedia
WebThe Austronesian peoples, sometimes referred to as Austronesian-speaking peoples, are a large group of peoples in Taiwan, Maritime Southeast Asia, parts of Mainland Southeast Asia, Micronesia, coastal New Guinea, Island Melanesia, Polynesia, and Madagascar that speak Austronesian languages.
Austronesian languages - Wikipedia
WebThe Austronesian languages (/ ˌ ɔː s t r ə ˈ n iː ʒ ən /) 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). They are spoken by about 386 million people (4.9% of the world population). This ...
Austronesian languages - Classification, Prehistory, Diversity
WebAs mentioned previously, some of the largest and best-known Austronesian languages—including Ilokano, Tagalog, Cebuano, Malay, Acehnese, Toba Batak, Minangkabau, Sundanese, Javanese, Balinese, Buginese, Makasarese, and Malagasy—are Western Malayo-Polynesian.
Classification of Austronesian languages | Britannica
WebAustronesian 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.
Linguistics locates the beginnings of the Austronesian expansion …
WebAug 16, 2022 · Scientists all agree that people speaking Austronesian languages started out from Taiwan and settled the Philippines around 4,000 years ago. They used sails as early as 2,000 years ago. Together...
The Austronesian Dispersal and the Origin of Languages
WebJul 1, 1991 · 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 years, the fastest and widest...
The Austronesian Language Family - Linguistics
WebSep 6, 1999 · The Austronesian Language Family. Nate Blaylock Linguistics 450 Dr. Hallen. Austronesian is a family of languages spanning from Southeast Asia to the westernmost islands of the Pacific. Austronesian is not only geographically large, but it also contains over 1200 of the world's languages (SIL 1996).
Reconstructing Austronesian population history in Island ... - Nature
WebAug 19, 2014 · Nature Communications - Populations speaking Austronesian languages are numerous and widespread, but their history remains controversial. Here, the authors analyse genetic data from Southeast...
Bacteria and languages reveal how people spread through the Pacific
WebBy Ed Yong. January 22, 2009. • 8 min read. The area collectively known as Austronesia covers half the globe. It stretches from South-East Asia and Taiwan, across New Guinea and New Zealand, to...
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