Western Malayo-Polynesian languages

E306301
Austronesian languages subgroup language subgroup

Western Malayo-Polynesian languages are a major subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in western Island Southeast Asia and parts of mainland Asia, including languages such as Tagalog, Javanese, and Malay.

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Label Occurrences
Western Malayo-Polynesian languages canonical 5

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian languages subgroup ⓘ
language subgroup ⓘ
familyColor Austronesian languages ⓘ
surface form: Austronesian
geographicDistribution Brunei Darussalam ⓘ
surface form: Brunei

Cambodia ⓘ
Timor-Leste ⓘ
surface form: East Timor

Indonesia ⓘ
Laos ⓘ
Malaysia ⓘ
Myanmar ⓘ
Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
Palau ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ
Singapore ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ
Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form: Vietnam
hasSubgroup Bornean languages ⓘ
Celebic languages ⓘ
Philippine languages ⓘ
Sundic languages ⓘ
hasWritingSystem Arabic script ⓘ
Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form: Latin script

indigenous scripts ⓘ
includesLanguage Acehnese ⓘ
Balinese language ⓘ
surface form: Balinese

Banjar ⓘ
Bikol language ⓘ
surface form: Bikol

Buginese language ⓘ
surface form: Buginese

Cebuano ⓘ
Cham ⓘ
Chamorro ⓘ
Hiligaynon language ⓘ
surface form: Hiligaynon

Ilocano language ⓘ
surface form: Ilocano

Indonesian ⓘ
Javanese ⓘ
Kapampangan ⓘ
Madurese ⓘ
Maguindanaon ⓘ
Makassarese ⓘ
Malay ⓘ
Maranao ⓘ
Minangkabau ⓘ
Palauan ⓘ
Pangasinan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sasak ⓘ
Sundanese ⓘ
Tagalog ⓘ
Tausug ⓘ
Yakan ⓘ
partOf Austronesian languages ⓘ
surface form: Austronesian language family
spokenIn Malay Archipelago ⓘ
surface form: Island Southeast Asia

mainland Southeast Asia ⓘ
parts of mainland Asia ⓘ
western Island Southeast Asia ⓘ
subgroupOf Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Central Malayo-Polynesian languages → distinguishedFrom → Western Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
Malayic languages → partOf → Western Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
Batak languages → partOf → Western Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
CMP languages → contrastedWith → Western Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
Lampung language → belongsTo → Western Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ