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 |
|---|---|
|
Manide people
surface form:
Manide language
|
Philippine language |
| Balangao Bontok | Philippine language |
| Aneityum language | Oceanic language |
| Abma | Oceanic language |
| Apma language | Oceanic language |
| Sowa | Oceanic language |
| Nguna | Oceanic language |
| Emae | Oceanic language |
| South Tanna language | Oceanic language |
| Kwamera language | Oceanic language |
| Vuré | Oceanic language |
| Olrat | Oceanic language |
| Koro (Gaua) language | Oceanic language |
| Nume | Oceanic language |
| Dorig | Oceanic language |
| Koro (Vanuatu) | Oceanic language |
| Hiu | Oceanic language |
|
Merlav
surface form:
Mwerlap
|
Oceanic language |
| Mwerlap language | Oceanic language |
| Vera’a | Oceanic language |
| Uripiv | Oceanic language |
| Wala | Oceanic language |
| Atchin | Oceanic language |
| Larevat | Oceanic language |
| Vao | Oceanic language |
| Sakao language | Oceanic language |
| Sakao of Espiritu Santo | Oceanic language |
| Madura language | — |
| Lopevi | Oceanic language |
| Lo-Toga language | Oceanic language |
| Tolomako | Oceanic language |
| Simberi | Oceanic language |
| Lau | Oceanic language |
| Kwaro'ae | Oceanic language |
| South Ambrym language | Oceanic language |
| Daakaka language | Oceanic language |
| Nusa Laut language | — |
|
Austronesian > Malayo-Polynesian > Oceanic > Western Oceanic > Meso-Melanesian
surface form:
Notsi
|
Oceanic language |
| Nunusaku languages | Austronesian languages subgroup |
| Lakona | Oceanic language |
| Ngaju | — |
| Calamian Tagbanwa language | Philippine language |
| Kalamian | Austronesian language group |
| Namakura | Oceanic language |
| Norsup | Oceanic language |
| Sye | Oceanic language |
| Lifu language | Oceanic language |
| Mare | Oceanic language |
| Houaïlou language | Oceanic language |
| Ajiëe | Oceanic language |