Austronesian language

C967
concept

An Austronesian language is any member of a large family of languages spoken from Madagascar across Island Southeast Asia and the Pacific to Easter Island, characterized by shared phonological, grammatical, and lexical features tracing back to a common ancestral tongue.

All labels observed (19)

Label Occurrences
Austronesian language canonical 973
Austronesian languages 44
Austronesian language variety 29

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Austronesian language
Generated description
An Austronesian language is any member of a large family of languages spoken from Madagascar across Island Southeast Asia and the Pacific to Easter Island, characterized by shared phonological, grammatical, and lexical features tracing back to a common ancestral tongue.

Instances (1,087)

Instance Via concept surface
Maringe
Segai language
Western Bukidnon Manobo
Basa Ugi
Pakpak-Dairi
Cakap Pakpak
Northern Subanen Austronesian language variety
Sumatran languages Austronesian languages
Betawi
Ê Đê
surface form: Ê Đê language
Kanakanavu
surface form: Kanakanavu language
Banjarese
Puyuma
surface form: Puyuma language
Jarai language
West Guadalcanal language
Bonerate language
Napu language
Behoa language
Kaili Ledo Austronesian language variety
Ledo Kaili
Tolaki
Bungku’
Boengkoe
Wawonii language
Wolio
Butonese Wolio
Saluan
Loinang
Batui
Balantak
Balantak language
Tomini languages Austronesian languages
Uma
Pipikoro
Koro Uma
Tawailia
Tawailia Uma
Bada’
Bada (Indonesia)
Laiyolo
Isnag-Isneg
Malaueg
Karao
Batad Ifugao
Laiolo
Kallahan languages Austronesian languages
Adasen language
Nggela
Banggae
Atayal language