Austronesian languages

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Austronesian languages are a large and widely dispersed language family spoken across maritime Southeast Asia, Madagascar, the Pacific Islands, and parts of mainland Asia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf language family
alternativeName Austronesian languages
surface form: Austronesian
familyColor Austronesian languages self-linksurface differs
surface form: Austronesian
geographicDistribution Maritime Southeast Asia
surface form: Island Southeast Asia

Madagascar
Maritime Southeast Asia
Oceania
Pacific Islands
Formosa
surface form: Taiwan

parts of mainland Asia
hasSubfamily Meso-Melanesian languages
surface form: Admiralty Islands languages

Balinese language group
Malayo-Polynesian languages
surface form: Bali–Sasak–Sumbawa languages

Malayo-Polynesian languages
surface form: Barito languages

Barito languages subgroup
Batanic languages
Batanic languages
surface form: Batanic languages subgroup

Bikol language
surface form: Bikol languages

Bikol language
surface form: Bikol languages subgroup

Bikol language
surface form: Bikolano language group

Bima–Sumba languages
Bima–Sumba languages subgroup
Bisayan languages
Bisayan languages subgroup
Greater North Borneo languages
surface form: Bornean languages

Buginese language group
Carolinean languages
Cebuano language
surface form: Cebuano language group

Celebic languages
Celebic–South Halmahera languages
Central Banda languages
Central Banda languages subgroup
Central Malayo-Polynesian languages
Central Pacific languages
Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages
Central–Eastern Oceanic languages
Central–Eastern Oceanic languages
surface form: Central–Eastern Oceanic languages subgroup

Chamic languages subgroup
Chamorro
surface form: Chamorro language group

Chamorro
surface form: Chamorro language group (Mariana Islands)

Chuukic–Pohnpeic languages
Danao languages
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages
Polynesian languages
surface form: Eastern Polynesian languages

Polynesian languages
surface form: Eastern Polynesian languages subgroup

Ellicean languages
Ellicean languages
surface form: Ellicean languages subgroup

Fijian languages
Fijian languages subgroup
Polynesian languages
surface form: Fijian–Polynesian languages

Flores–Lembata languages
Flores–Lembata languages
surface form: Flores–Lembata languages subgroup

Formosan languages
Gilbertese language group
Gorontalo–Mongondow languages
Greater Central Philippine languages
Greater North Borneo languages
Hawaiian language group
Hiligaynon language group
Ilocano language group
Javanese
surface form: Javanese language group

Kapampangan language
surface form: Kapampangan language group

Carolinean languages
surface form: Kosraean language group

Lampungic languages subgroup
New Caledonian–Loyalty languages
surface form: Loyalty Islands languages

New Caledonian–Loyalty languages
surface form: Loyalty Islands languages subgroup

Madurese
surface form: Madurese language group

Makassarese language group
Austronesian languages self-linksurface differs
surface form: Malagasy language group

Malagasy language group (Madagascar)
Malayic languages
Malayic languages subgroup
Malayo-Polynesian languages
Malayo-Polynesian languages
surface form: Malayo-Sumbawan languages

Mangarevan language group
Manobo languages
Māori
surface form: Maori language group

Marquesan language group
Marquesic languages
Marshallese language group
Meso-Melanesian languages
Meso-Melanesian languages
surface form: Meso-Melanesian languages subgroup

Meso-Melanesian languages
surface form: Meso-Melanesian languages subgroup (Oceanic)

Micronesian languages
Minahasan languages
Greater Central Philippine languages
surface form: Mindanao languages

Southern Philippine languages subgroup
surface form: Mindanao languages subgroup

Muna–Buton languages
Muna–Buton languages
surface form: Muna–Buton languages subgroup

New Caledonian–Loyalty languages
surface form: New Caledonian languages

New Caledonian–Loyalty languages
surface form: New Caledonian languages subgroup

New Caledonian–Loyalty languages
New Ireland languages
New Ireland languages subgroup
Niuean language group
Austronesian languages self-linksurface differs
surface form: North Bornean languages

Meso-Melanesian languages
surface form: North New Guinea languages

Vanuatu languages
surface form: North and Central Vanuatu languages

Vanuatu languages
surface form: North and Central Vanuatu languages subgroup

Philippine–Cordilleran languages
surface form: Northern Luzon languages

Northern Philippine languages subgroup
Northwest Solomonic languages
Northwest Solomonic languages
surface form: Northwest Solomonic languages subgroup

Chuukic–Pohnpeic languages
surface form: Nuclear Micronesian languages

Polynesian languages
surface form: Nuclear Polynesian languages

Nuclear Polynesian subgroup
Nuclear Polynesian subgroup (Polynesian)
Remote Oceanic languages
surface form: Oceanic languages

Palauan language group
Palauan language group (Micronesia)
Pangasinan language group
Papuan Tip languages
Philippine languages
Philippine–Cordilleran languages
Polynesian languages
Rapa Nui language group
Rarotongan language group
Remote Oceanic languages
Remote Oceanic languages
surface form: Remote Oceanic languages subgroup

Rotuman language group
Rotuman language subgroup
Sama–Bajaw languages
Sama–Bajaw languages subgroup
Samoan language group
Samoan–Tokelauan languages
Samoan–Tokelauan languages subgroup
Polynesian languages
surface form: Samoic–Outlier languages

Samoic–Outlier languages subgroup
Sangiric languages
Sasak language group
Central Banda languages
surface form: South Banda languages

South Banda languages subgroup
Austronesian languages self-linksurface differs
surface form: South Halmahera–West New Guinea languages

South Sulawesi languages
Vanuatu languages
surface form: South Vanuatu languages

South Vanuatu languages subgroup
Southeast Solomonic languages
Southeast Solomonic languages subgroup
Southern Luzon languages
New Caledonian–Loyalty languages
surface form: Southern Oceanic languages

New Caledonian–Loyalty languages
surface form: Southern Oceanic languages subgroup

Southern Philippine languages subgroup
St George linkage
St George linkage subgroup
Sundanese language group
Malayo-Polynesian languages
surface form: Sunda–Sulawesi languages

Tagalog language group
Tahitian language group
Tahitic languages
Timoric languages
Timor–Babar languages
Timor–Babar languages
surface form: Timor–Babar languages subgroup

Tokelauan language group
Tongan language group
Tongic languages
Toraja languages subgroup
Tuamotuan language group
Tuvaluan language group
Vanuatu languages
Polynesian languages
surface form: Wallisian–Futunan languages

Waray language group
Malayo-Polynesian languages
surface form: Western Malayo-Polynesian languages

Western Oceanic languages
Western Oceanic languages
surface form: Western Oceanic languages subgroup

Yapese language group

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

Western Islands hasLanguageFamily Austronesian languages
East New Britain Province hasLanguageFamily Austronesian languages
Manus people languageFamily Austronesian languages
Kinaray-a languageFamily Austronesian languages
San Cristobal hasLanguageFamily Austronesian languages
Urban Hiligaynon hasLanguageFamily Austronesian languages
Tagakaulo languageFamily Austronesian languages
Ilonggo people languageFamily Austronesian languages
Sabah Malay languageFamily Austronesian languages
Murut languageFamily Austronesian languages
Rungus languageFamily Austronesian languages
Kai Islands languageFamily Austronesian languages
Papua New Guinea (western islands)? hasLanguageFamily Austronesian languages
subject surface form: Papua New Guinea (western islands)
Dusun languageFamily Austronesian languages
Itawes languageFamily Austronesian languages
Gaddang languageFamily Austronesian languages
subject surface form: Gaddang language
Yogad languageFamily Austronesian languages
subject surface form: Yogad language
Ifugao languageFamily Austronesian languages
Kalinga people languageFamily Austronesian languages
Kankanaey languageFamily Austronesian languages
Ifugao languages languageFamily Austronesian languages
this entity surface form: Austronesian
Igorot languageFamily Austronesian languages
Western Malayo-Polynesian languages partOf Austronesian languages
this entity surface form: Austronesian language family
Western Malayo-Polynesian languages familyColor Austronesian languages
this entity surface form: Austronesian
Pangasinan people languageFamily Austronesian languages
Bontoc people languageFamily Austronesian languages
Tanimbar Islands languageFamily Austronesian languages
Hermit Islands hasLanguageFamily Austronesian languages
Mandar people languageFamily Austronesian languages
Mengen people languageFamily Austronesian languages
New Irelanders languageFamily Austronesian languages
Lavongai (New Hanover) hasLanguageFamily Austronesian languages
Tanga group languageFamily Austronesian languages
Banjar languageFamily Austronesian languages
Talaud people languageFamily Austronesian languages
Woleai Atoll languageFamily Austronesian languages
Toraja people languageFamily Austronesian languages
Tolai people languageFamily Austronesian languages
Nakanai people languageFamily Austronesian languages
subject surface form: Nakanai language
Satawal primaryLanguageFamily Austronesian languages
Kosraean languageFamily Austronesian languages
Baining people languageFamily Austronesian languages
Tanga Islands languageFamily Austronesian languages
Makassarese languageFamily Austronesian languages
Mandar languageFamily Austronesian languages
Bughotu languageFamily Austronesian languages
this entity surface form: Austronesian
Marshallese languageFamily Austronesian languages
Sangirese people languageFamily Austronesian languages
island of Ambae in Vanuatu hasLanguageFamily Austronesian languages
subject surface form: Ambae