Malayo-Polynesian language
C968
concept
A Malayo-Polynesian language is a member of a large branch of the Austronesian language family spoken across Southeast Asia, Madagascar, and the Pacific islands, characterized by shared phonological, grammatical, and lexical features.
All labels observed (18)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oceanic language | 261 |
| Philippine language | 148 |
| Malayo-Polynesian language canonical | 81 |
| Polynesian language | 45 |
| Austronesian languages subgroup | 43 |
| Austronesian language subgroup | 33 |
| Central Philippine language | 15 |
| Austronesian language group | 11 |
| Malayic language | 11 |
| Visayan language | 11 |
| branch of Austronesian languages | 8 |
| Bisayan language | 5 |
| Meso-Melanesian language | 2 |
| Southeast Solomonic language | 2 |
| Central Malayo-Polynesian language | 1 |
| Javanese language | 1 |
| Old Javanese | 1 |
| Proto-Philippine language | 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: Malayo-Polynesian language
Generated description
A Malayo-Polynesian language is a member of a large branch of the Austronesian language family spoken across Southeast Asia, Madagascar, and the Pacific islands, characterized by shared phonological, grammatical, and lexical features.
Instances (623)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Camuki language | Oceanic language |
| Némi | Oceanic language |
| Araki | Oceanic language |
| South Efate language | Oceanic language |
| Nuclear Southern Oceanic | Austronesian language subgroup |
| Pak | Oceanic language |
| Litzlitz | Oceanic language |
| Litzlitz language | Oceanic language |
| Bolaang Mongondow language | — |
| Kandas language | Oceanic language |
| Mangseng language | Oceanic language |
| Siar-Lak language | Oceanic language |
| Lusi language | Oceanic language |
| Uneapa language | Oceanic language |
| Aria language (New Britain) | Oceanic language |
| Mailu language | Oceanic language |
| Bwaidoga language | Oceanic language |
| Taupota language | Oceanic language |
| Nimoa language | Oceanic language |
| Matukar language | Oceanic language |
| Numbami language | Oceanic language |
| Bilibil language | Oceanic language |
| Dawawa language | Oceanic language |
| Saliba language | Oceanic language |
| Anuki language | Oceanic language |
| Kove | Oceanic language |
| Kove of New Britain | Oceanic language |
| Embaloh language | — |
| Iaai | Oceanic language |
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Malo
surface form:
Malo language
|
Oceanic language |
| Malasanga language | Oceanic language |
| Takia language | Oceanic language |
| Gapapaiwa language | Oceanic language |
| Misima-Paneati language | Oceanic language |
| Sumba–Flores languages | Austronesian languages subgroup |
| Gorontalo–Mongondow | Austronesian language subgroup |
| Tamanic | Austronesian languages subgroup |
| Lengo (Solomon Islands) | Oceanic language |
| Remontado Agta | Philippine language |
| Lengoʼ | Oceanic language |
| Bahasa Samawa | — |
| Moriori language | Polynesian language |
| Mambai | — |
| Arosi | Oceanic language |
| Sa'a language | Oceanic language |
| Yogad language | Philippine language |
| East Formosan | Austronesian language subgroup |
| Tontemboan | — |
| Teor–Kur languages | Austronesian language subgroup |
| West Uvean | Polynesian language |