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 |
|---|---|
| Saluan–Banggai languages | Austronesian languages subgroup |
| Kinaray-a language | Philippine language |
| Cuyonon language | Central Philippine language |
| Karay-a language | Philippine language |
| Basa Sasak | — |
| South Halmahera–West New Guinea languages | Austronesian language subgroup |
| Western Oceanic | Austronesian language subgroup |
| Marau language | Oceanic language |
| Aklanon language | Visayan language |
| Pangutaran Sama | Philippine language |
| Yakan | Philippine language |
| West Coast Bajau | — |
| Capiznon language | Visayan language |
| Romblomanon language | Philippine language |
| Pukapukan language | Polynesian language |
| Bantayanon language | Bisayan language |
| Inabaknon language | Philippine language |
| Ndrumbea | Oceanic language |
| Nengone | Oceanic language |
| Drehu | Oceanic language |
| Vella Lavella | Oceanic language |
| Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages | branch of Austronesian languages |
| Indonesian | Malayic language |
| Nakanamanga | Oceanic language |
| Te Reo Māori | Polynesian language |
| Visayan languages | Austronesian language group |
| Pukapukan | Polynesian language |
| Kemak language | — |
| Tokodede language | — |
| Dawan language | — |
| Binukid | Philippine language |
| Surigaonon | Visayan language |
| Tokelauan | Polynesian language |
| Gilbertese language | Oceanic language |
|
Tahitians
surface form:
Tahitian language
|
Polynesian language |
| Rarotongan | Polynesian language |
| Philippine Austronesian languages | Austronesian languages subgroup |
| Kawi (Old Javanese) | Old Javanese |
| Gela language | Oceanic language |
| Philippine–Cordilleran languages | Austronesian language subgroup |
| Remote Oceanic languages | Austronesian language subgroup |
| Greater North Borneo languages | Austronesian language subgroup |
| Greater Central Philippine languages | Austronesian language subgroup |
| Naoero language | Oceanic language |
| Southern Luzon languages | Austronesian language subgroup |
| Batanic languages | Austronesian languages subgroup |
| Nakanai | Oceanic language |
| Polynesian languages | branch of Austronesian languages |
| Palauan language group (Micronesia) | branch of Austronesian languages |
| Kinaray-a | Visayan language |