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 |
| Micronesian language | 21 |
| Eastern Polynesian language | 11 |
| Austronesian proto-language | 7 |
| Bikol language variety | 5 |
| Oceanic languages | 5 |
| Polynesian language variety | 5 |
| Philippine language variety | 4 |
| Polynesian language subgroup | 4 |
| Polynesian outlier language | 3 |
| Austronesian dialect | 1 |
| Austronesian lect | 1 |
| Micronesian language group | 1 |
| Old Javanese language | 1 |
| Philippine languages | 1 |
| Polynesian Outlier language | 1 |
| language of the Solomon Islands | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Suwawa language | — |
| Bajawa language | — |
| Sawu language | — |
| Mota | — |
| Cocos Malay | — |
| Kwaio language | — |
| Kinaray-a language | — |
| Cuyonon language | — |
| Karay-a language | — |
| Proto-Bisayan | Austronesian proto-language |
| Basa Sasak | — |
| Marau language | — |
| Baliledu language | — |
| Aklanon language | — |
| Sama language | — |
| Bajau language | — |
| Pangutaran Sama | — |
| Central Sama | — |
| Southern Sama | — |
| Yakan | — |
| West Coast Bajau | — |
| Sibutu Sama | Austronesian language variety |
| Mapun | — |
| Capiznon language | — |
| Kaimbulawa language | — |
| Romblomanon language | — |
| Kioko language | — |
| Lakalai language | — |
| Pukapukan language | — |
| Bantayanon language | — |
| Inabaknon language | — |
| Ndrumbea | — |
| Nengone | — |
| Drehu | — |
| Maanyan language | — |
| Dusun Witu language | — |
| Lawangan language | — |
| Sampit language | — |
| Proto-Barito | Austronesian proto-language |
| Vella Lavella | — |
| Mahakam languages | Austronesian languages |
| Indonesian | — |
| Nakanamanga | — |
| Kavalan | — |
| Kemak language | — |
| Tokodede language | — |
| Galoli language | — |
| Wetar language | — |
| Babar languages | Austronesian languages |
| Helong language | — |