Malayo-Polynesian_languages
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The Malayo-Polynesian languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages, with approximately 385.5 million speakers. The Malayo-Polynesian languages are spoken by the Austronesian peoples outside of Taiwan, in the island nations of Southeast Asia (Indonesia and the Philippine Archipelago) and the Pacific Ocean, with a smaller number in continental Asia in the areas near the Malay Peninsula, wi
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| Malayo-Polynesian | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Southeast Asia, East Asia, the Pacific, Madagascar |
| Linguistic classification | Austronesian
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| Proto-language | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian |
| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-5 | poz |
| Glottolog | mala1545 |
The western sphere of Malayo-Polynesian languages. (The bottom three are Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian)
other Western Malayo-Polynesian languages (obsolete grouping)
the westernmost Oceanic languages | |
The branches of the Oceanic languages:
Black ovals at the northwestern limit of Micronesia are the non-Oceanic languages Palauan and Chamorro. Black circles within green are offshore Papuan languages. | |
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