CMP languages

E148733

CMP languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in eastern Indonesia and surrounding regions.

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CMP languages canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian languages subgroup
language subgroup
classificationStatus controversial
contrastedWith South Halmahera–West New Guinea languages
Western Malayo-Polynesian languages
definedBy shared lexical innovations
shared morphological innovations
shared phonological innovations
fieldOfStudy Austronesian linguistics
fullName Central Malayo-Polynesian languages
geographicExtent Central Maluku Regency
surface form: Central Maluku

Nusa Tenggara
surface form: Nusa Tenggara region of Indonesia

Timor–Alor–Pantar area
surface form: Timor-Alor-Pantar area
hasAlternativeName Central MP languages
Central Malayo-Polynesian languages
surface form: Central Malayo Polynesian languages
hasSubgroup Aru languages
Babar languages
Central Banda languages
surface form: Banda languages

Bima–Sumba languages
Central Maluku languages
Flores–Lembata languages
Tanimbar languages
surface form: Kei–Tanimbar languages

Selaru language
surface form: Selaru languages

Southeast Maluku languages
Teor–Kur languages
Timoric languages
Tukang Besi–Bonerate languages
hasWritingSystem Latin script in many member languages
languageCount dozens of individual languages
linguisticFeature complex verbal morphology in many member languages
frequent use of prefixation and suffixation
numerous local sound changes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
neighboringTo Central Malayo-Polynesian languages
surface form: Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages
partOf Austronesian languages
surface form: Austronesian language family

Malayo-Polynesian languages
proposalDate 1970s
proposedBy Robert Blust
reconstructionTarget Proto-Malayo-Polynesian language
surface form: Proto-Central Malayo-Polynesian
spokenInCountry Indonesia
Timor-Leste
spokenInRegion Banda Sea
surface form: Banda Sea region

Lesser Sunda Islands
Maluku Islands
surface form: Moluccas

Timor
surface form: Timor area

eastern Indonesia
usedBy various ethnic groups of eastern Indonesia

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