- The
Malayo-Polynesian
languages are a
subgroup of the
Austronesian languages, with
approximately 385.5
million speakers. The
Malayo-Polynesian languages...
- The
Western Malayo-Polynesian (WMP) languages, also
known as the
Hesperonesian languages, are a
paraphyletic grouping of
Austronesian languages that includes...
- Proto-
Malayo-Polynesian (PMP) is the
reconstructed ancestor of the
Malayo-Polynesian languages,
which is by far the
largest branch (by
current speakers)...
- The
Malayo-Sumbawan
languages are a
proposed subgroup of the
Austronesian languages that
unites the
Malayic and
Chamic languages with the
languages of...
- The Central–Eastern
Malayo-Polynesian (CEMP)
languages form a
proposed branch of the
Malayo-Polynesian
languages consisting of over 700
languages (Blust...
- The
islands of Indonesia, also
known as the
Indonesian Archipelago (Indonesian: Ke****uan Indonesia) or Nusantara, may
refer either to the
islands composing...
- Chamic, and
Sundanese languages, it is
incompatible with
Alexander Adelaar's
Malayo-Sumbawan hypothesis.
Blust connects the GNB
expansion with the migration...
-
speakers thought loyal to the
Malaccan Sultan. The
initial Portuguese use of
Malayos reflected this,
referring only to the
ruling people of Malacca. The prominence...
- Taiwan. Lower-level
reconstructions have also been made, and
include Proto-
Malayo-Polynesian, Proto-Oceanic, and Proto-Polynesian. Recently,
linguists such...
- the
Taiwan mainland (including its offs**** Yami language)
belong to the
Malayo-Polynesian (sometimes
called Extra-Formosan) branch. Most
Austronesian languages...
