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Austronesian languages
Austronesian languages: a family of about 1,200 related languages from Madagascar to Easter Island, with its homeland in Taiwan and dispersal beginning roughly 5,200 years ago; nearly all members belong to Malayo-Polynesian.
Austronesian peoples
Austronesian peoples are the speakers of the Austronesian language family, about 270 million people from Madagascar to Easter Island. Originating in Taiwan around 5,000 years ago, they spread across Island Southeast Asia and Oceania.
Bisayan languages
The Bisayan languages (Visayan, Binisaya) are a group of about forty closely related Austronesian languages spoken across the central Philippines, with Cebuano, Hiligaynon, and Waray the most widely spoken.
Malayo-Polynesian languages
The Malayo-Polynesian languages form a major branch of the Austronesian language family. The group includes more than 800 languages spread across Island Southeast Asia, the Pacific, and Madagascar. Historical linguists reconstruct their.
Polynesian languages
Polynesian languages: a group of about 38 related languages within the Oceanic branch of Austronesian, descended from Proto-Polynesian in Tonga-Samoa, spread across the Polynesian triangle and outliers, including Tahitian, Samoan, Tongan, Māori, and Hawaiian.