Philippine Austronesian languages
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Philippine Austronesian languages are a major subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken throughout the Philippines and nearby regions, encompassing numerous related languages and dialects.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Philippine Austronesian languages canonical | 1 |
| Philippine subgroup of Austronesian | 1 |
Statements (74)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian languages subgroup
ⓘ
language subgroup ⓘ |
| estimatedNumberOfLanguages | over 150 ⓘ |
| geneticRelation |
Formosan languages (distantly related)
ⓘ
Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
complex pronominal systems
ⓘ
frequent use of aspect and mood marking on verbs ⓘ preposed clitic pronouns in many languages ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Alangan
ⓘ
Bajaw languages ⓘ Batak (Palawan) ⓘ Bikol language ⓘ
surface form:
Bikol
Balangao Bontok ⓘ
surface form:
Bontok
Cebuano language ⓘ
surface form:
Cebuano
Hoava ⓘ
surface form:
Hanunó'o
Hiligaynon language ⓘ
surface form:
Hiligaynon
Ibanag ⓘ Ifugao languages ⓘ Ilocano language ⓘ
surface form:
Ilocano
Iraya ⓘ Itawit ⓘ Ivatan people ⓘ
surface form:
Ivatan
Kankanaey ⓘ Kapampangan ⓘ Kinaray-a ⓘ Maguindanaon ⓘ Maranao ⓘ Masbateño ⓘ Palawano languages ⓘ Pangasinan ⓘ Romblomanon ⓘ Sama languages ⓘ Surigaonon ⓘ Tadyawan ⓘ Tagalog ⓘ Tausug ⓘ Waray of Samar ⓘ
surface form:
Waray-Waray
Yami (Tao) ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Greater Central Philippine languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Philippine languages
Gorontalo–Mongondow languages ⓘ Mangyan languages ⓘ
surface form:
Mindoro languages
Northern Luzon languages ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Philippine languages
Palawanic languages ⓘ Sama–Bajaw languages subgroup ⓘ
surface form:
Sama–Bajaw languages
Southern Philippine languages ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedWritingSystem | Baybayin and related indigenous scripts ⓘ |
| majorLanguageBySpeakers |
Cebuano language
ⓘ
surface form:
Cebuano
Hiligaynon language ⓘ
surface form:
Hiligaynon
Ilocano language ⓘ
surface form:
Ilocano
Tagalog ⓘ Waray of Samar ⓘ
surface form:
Waray-Waray
|
| partOf |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian language family
|
| primaryRegion | Maritime Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| researchField | Austronesian linguistics ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Central Luzon
ⓘ
Mariana Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Marianas Islands
Mindanao ⓘ northern Borneo ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Borneo
Northern Luzon ⓘ Palawan ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Southern Luzon ⓘ Celebes ⓘ
surface form:
Sulawesi
southern Taiwan ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwan (southern coastal communities)
Visayas ⓘ |
| typologicallyCharacterizedBy |
Austronesian alignment
ⓘ
extensive verbal affixation ⓘ focus-based morphosyntax ⓘ frequent reduplication ⓘ inclusive–exclusive distinction in first-person plural pronouns ⓘ predominantly verb-initial word order ⓘ rich voice system ⓘ |
| usedAsNationalLanguageBaseFor |
Tagalog
ⓘ
surface form:
Filipino
|
| writingSystemUsed | Latin script ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Philippine subgroup of Austronesian