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.

Observed surface forms (13)

  • Philippine language ×13
  • Austronesian languages subgroup ×10
  • Austronesian language subgroup ×8
  • Oceanic language ×7
  • branch of Austronesian languages ×4
  • Polynesian language ×3
  • Central Philippine language ×2
  • Visayan language ×2
  • Austronesian language group ×1
  • Bisayan language ×1

Instances (51)