Malayo-Polynesian languages

Introduction

The Malayo-Polynesian languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages, with approximately 351 million speakers. These are widely dispersed throughout the island nations of Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ocean, with a smaller number in continental Asia. Malagasy is a geographic outlier, spoken in the island of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean.

_	Borneo-Philippines (not shown: Yami in Taiwan)
_	Sunda-Sulawesi (not shown: Chamorro)
_	Central Malayo-Polynesian
_	Halmahera-Geelvink Bay
_	the westernmost Oceanic languages

Languages

• Bali-Sasak (3)
• Barito (27)
• Central-Eastern (708)
• Chamorro (1)
• Gayo (1)
• Javanese (5)
• Kayan-Murik (17)
• Lampungic (9)
• Land Dayak (16)
• Madurese (2)
• Malayic (70)
• Meso Philippine (61)
• Northern Philippine (72)
• Northwest (84)
• Palauan (1)
• Punan-Nibong (2)
• Sama-Bajaw (9)
• South Mindanao (5)
• Southern Philippine (23)
• Sulawesi (114)
• Sumatra (12)
• Sundanese (2)
• Unclassified (4)

Malayo-Polynesian languages in WikiVerb