Central Malayo-Polynesian languages

E27800
Austronesian language group proposed language subgroup

The Central Malayo-Polynesian languages are a proposed group of Austronesian languages spoken mainly in eastern Indonesia, characterized by shared phonological and grammatical innovations that distinguish them from neighboring Malayo-Polynesian branches.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages 3
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages 1
Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian subgroup 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language group ⓘ
proposed language subgroup ⓘ
characterizedBy lexical innovations ⓘ
morphological innovations ⓘ
phonological mergers ⓘ
sound changes shared across member languages ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
Western Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
glottologCode cent2244 ⓘ
hasAlternativeName CMP languages ⓘ
Central MP languages ⓘ
hasLinguisticFeature shared grammatical innovations ⓘ
shared phonological innovations ⓘ
hasMember Aru languages cluster ⓘ
Bima language ⓘ
Kei language ⓘ
Kisar language ⓘ
Lamaholot language ⓘ
Mambae language ⓘ
Manggarai language ⓘ
Selaru language ⓘ
Tetun language ⓘ
hasStatus controversial subgrouping ⓘ
not universally accepted ⓘ
hasSubgroup Aru languages ⓘ
Central Banda languages ⓘ
surface form: Banda languages

Bima–Sumba languages ⓘ
Central Maluku languages ⓘ
Flores–Lembata languages ⓘ
Southwest Maluku languages ⓘ
Tanimbar languages ⓘ
Timor–Babar languages ⓘ
locatedIn Maluku Islands ⓘ
surface form: Maluku region

Nusa Tenggara ⓘ
surface form: Nusa Tenggara region

eastern Indonesia ⓘ
partOf Austronesian languages ⓘ
proposalDate 1970s ⓘ
proposedBy Robert Blust ⓘ
spokenIn Alor archipelago ⓘ
Aru Islands ⓘ
Babar Islands ⓘ
Maluku Islands ⓘ
surface form: Central Maluku Islands

Flores ⓘ
Indonesia ⓘ
Lesser Sunda Islands ⓘ
Pantar ⓘ
Sumba ⓘ
Maluku Islands ⓘ
surface form: Tanimbar Islands

Timor ⓘ
subclassOf Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South Banda languages subgroup → hasAncestor → Central Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Proto-Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian language
Austronesian languages → hasSubfamily → Central Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
Malayo-Polynesian languages → hasSubgroup → Central Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
Malayo-Polynesian languages → hasSubgroup → Central Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages
Bima–Sumba languages → partOf → Central Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian subgroup
Bima–Sumba languages → subclassOf → Central Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages
Flores–Lembata languages → subclassOf → Central Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
South Banda languages subgroup → subclassOf → Central Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages
Timor–Babar languages → subclassOf → Central Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages