Dondo is a Celebic language of Sulawesi in Indonesia. It is not clear how distinct it is from Tomini. It is spoken along the western coast of the "neck"...
1 KB (72 words) - 11:04, 28 January 2023
The Austronesian languages (/ˌɔːstrəˈniːʒən/ AW-strə-NEE-zhən) are a language family widely spoken throughout Maritime Southeast Asia, parts of Mainland...
94 KB (7,231 words) - 22:25, 17 September 2024
Proto-Austronesian (commonly abbreviated as PAN or PAn) is a proto-language. It is the reconstructed ancestor of the Austronesian languages, one of the...
58 KB (4,537 words) - 14:53, 22 March 2024
Prefecture, Japan Dondo language (Austronesian), a language of Sulawesi in Indonesia Dondo, a talking drum in the Akan languages Dondo, the second album...
705 bytes (126 words) - 09:15, 22 April 2023
Dondo language may refer to: Dondo language (Austronesian) Doondo language (Bantu) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Dondo...
108 bytes (43 words) - 08:02, 28 December 2019
is an Austronesian language and dialect continuum spoken in Madagascar. The standard variety, called Official Malagasy, is an official language of Madagascar...
50 KB (4,476 words) - 16:49, 25 August 2024
Sino-Austronesian or Sino-Tibetan-Austronesian is a proposed language family suggested by Laurent Sagart in 1990. Using reconstructions of Old Chinese...
12 KB (1,040 words) - 01:45, 18 September 2024
characters. The Balinese language (/BAA-luh-NEEZIS/, ᬩᬲᬩᬮᬶ, Basa Bali, standard Balinese pronunciation:[basə ˈbali) is an Austronesian language spoken on Indonesian...
40 KB (3,496 words) - 03:02, 19 September 2024
Finuʼ Chamorro (CNMI[expand acronym]), Finoʼ CHamoru (Guam)) is an Austronesian language spoken by about 58,000 people, numbering about 25,800 on Guam and...
45 KB (3,674 words) - 00:36, 17 September 2024
approximately 450 Oceanic languages are a branch of the Austronesian languages. The area occupied by speakers of these languages includes Polynesia, as well...
14 KB (1,230 words) - 04:23, 25 March 2024
Malayo-Polynesian languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages, with approximately 385.5 million speakers. The Malayo-Polynesian languages are spoken...
20 KB (1,534 words) - 10:34, 30 July 2024
/tʃuːˈkiːz/, also rendered Trukese /trʌˈkiːz/, is a Chuukic language of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily on the islands of Chuuk in the Caroline...
7 KB (384 words) - 15:34, 7 September 2024
The Formosan languages are a geographic grouping comprising the languages of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan, all of which are Austronesian. They do not...
26 KB (1,533 words) - 22:49, 16 August 2024
Malayic languages (Indonesian: rumpun bahasa Melayik, Malay: bahasa-bahasa Melayu) are a branch of the Malayo-Polynesian subgroup of the Austronesian language...
15 KB (1,309 words) - 01:42, 14 September 2024
tə-GAH-log; [tɐˈɣaː.loɡ]; Baybayin: ᜆᜄᜎᜓᜄ᜔) is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by the ethnic Tagalog people, who make up a quarter...
116 KB (8,252 words) - 17:02, 9 September 2024
(also Ilokano; /iːloʊˈkɑːnoʊ/; Ilocano: Pagsasao nga Ilokano) is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines, primarily by Ilocano people and as a...
55 KB (4,588 words) - 22:11, 2 September 2024
ancestor of the Malayo-Polynesian languages, which is by far the largest branch (by current speakers) of the Austronesian language family. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian...
22 KB (671 words) - 06:07, 25 March 2024
Oceanic language of West New Britain in Papua New Guinea. The Harua (Xarua) dialect developed on a palm plantation. Phonology of the Bola language: /t/ is...
3 KB (173 words) - 09:42, 18 February 2023
The Austric languages are a proposed language family that includes the Austronesian languages spoken in Taiwan, Maritime Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands...
20 KB (1,793 words) - 02:02, 26 July 2024
Ata is a nearly extinct Philippine Negrito language spoken in Negros Island in the Visayas region of the Philippines. As of 2013, Ata was reportedly spoken...
1 KB (78 words) - 16:21, 20 December 2022
Austro-Tai languages, sometimes also Austro-Thai languages, are a proposed language family that comprises the Austronesian languages and Kra–Dai languages. Related...
37 KB (2,809 words) - 20:16, 17 August 2024
Asian languages (see the articles for the respective language families). The five established major language families are: Austroasiatic Austronesian Hmong–Mien...
15 KB (1,071 words) - 17:19, 18 August 2024
of these languages belong to the Austronesian language family, prevalent in the western and central regions of Indonesia, including languages such as Acehnese...
50 KB (3,756 words) - 10:10, 5 September 2024
languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken in the Lesser Sunda Islands. It includes Meto spoken on Timor and the languages of...
8 KB (620 words) - 21:44, 16 August 2024
indoˈnesija]) is the official and national language of Indonesia. It is a standardized variety of Malay, an Austronesian language that has been used as a lingua franca...
172 KB (14,578 words) - 02:31, 15 September 2024
The Tomini–Tolitoli languages are a disputed subgroup in the Austronesian language family spoken off the Gulf of Tomini and the district of Tolitoli in...
4 KB (307 words) - 22:27, 19 July 2023
Mor or Moor is a tonal Austronesian language in the putative Cenderawasih branch (Geelvink Bay) of Indonesian Papua. Its dialects are Ayombai, Hirom,...
2 KB (82 words) - 15:14, 13 December 2021
Palumata is an extinct and unattested language. It is believed to have been very closely related to the Austronesian language Hukumina, and perhaps a dialect...
1 KB (57 words) - 21:05, 10 September 2024
Lou is a Southeast Admiralty Islands language spoken on Lou Island of Manus Province, Papua New Guinea by 1,000 people. There are three dialects. The main...
2 KB (94 words) - 17:15, 27 January 2023
mə-LAY; Malay: Bahasa Melayu, Jawi: بهاس ملايو) is an Austronesian language that is an official language of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore, and...
58 KB (4,666 words) - 04:17, 15 September 2024