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 |
|---|---|
| Central Malayo-Polynesian languages | Austronesian language group |
| Ellicean languages | Austronesian languages subgroup |
| South Sulawesi languages | Austronesian languages subgroup |
| Malayic languages | Austronesian languages subgroup |
| Southern Philippine languages subgroup | branch of Austronesian languages |
| Celebic–South Halmahera languages | Austronesian language subgroup |
| Danao languages | Austronesian language subgroup |
| Gorontalo–Mongondow languages | Austronesian languages subgroup |
| Central–Eastern Oceanic languages | Austronesian language subgroup |
| Western Malayo-Polynesian languages | Austronesian languages subgroup |
| Muna–Buton languages | Austronesian languages subgroup |
| Kosraean | Oceanic language |
| Bima–Sumba languages | Austronesian languages subgroup |
| Flores–Lembata languages | Austronesian languages subgroup |
| Timor–Babar languages | Austronesian languages subgroup |
| Romblomanon | Philippine language |
| Itawit | Philippine language |
| Sambal | Philippine language |
| Bolinao | Philippine language |
| Isnag | Philippine language |
| Agutaynen | Philippine language |
| Rinconada | Philippine language |
|
Rennell Island
surface form:
Rennellese
|
Polynesian language |
| Bontoc | Philippine language |
| Albay Bikol | Central Philippine language |
| Central Philippine | Austronesian language subgroup |
| Cham language | — |
| Samoic–Outlier languages subgroup | branch of Austronesian languages |
| South Banda languages subgroup | Austronesian languages subgroup |
| Bikol Central | Philippine language |
| Central Luzon languages | Austronesian language group |
| Bolinao language | Philippine language |
| Sambali | Philippine language |
| Zambal language | Philippine language |
| Capampangan | Philippine language |
| Javanic languages | Austronesian language subgroup |
| Osing language | — |
| Lampung language | — |
| Yapese | Oceanic language |
| Binisaya | Philippine language |
| Ybanag | Philippine language |
| Cuyonon | Philippine language |
| Malaweg | Philippine language |
| Akeanon | Central Philippine language |
| Inakeanon | Philippine language |
| Cook Islands Māori language | Polynesian language |
| Capiceño | Philippine language |
| Kiribati language | Oceanic language |
| Äiwoo language | Oceanic language |
| Nanggu language | Oceanic language |