Malayo-Polynesian languages
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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
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