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This is a list of major and official Austronesian languages, a language family originating from Taiwan, that is widely dispersed throughout the islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, with a few members spoken on continental Asia and Madagascar.
Language | Speakers | Native name | Official status |
---|---|---|---|
Fijian | 639,210 | Na Vosa Vakaviti | Fiji |
Filipino | 100,000,000 (L1 & L2) 20,000,000 (L1) 80,000,000 (L2) |
Wikang Filipino | Philippines |
Gilbertese | 120,000 | Taetae ni Kiribati | Kiribati |
Hiri Motu | 120,000 (L2) | Hiri Motu | Papua New Guinea |
Indonesian | 300,000,000 | Bahasa Indonesia | Indonesia |
Malay | 35,000,000 | Bahasa Melayu/بهاس ملايو |
Brunei Indonesia [a] Malaysia [b] Singapore |
Malagasy | 18,000,000 | Fiteny Malagasy | Madagascar |
Māori | 150,000 | Te Reo Māori | New Zealand |
Marshallese | 55,000 | Kajin M̧ajeļ | Marshall Islands |
Nauruan | 6,000 | Dorerin Naoero | Nauru |
Palauan | 15,000 | Tekoi er a Belau | Palau |
Samoan | 510,000 | Gagana Sāmoa | Samoa |
Tetum | 800,000 | Lia-Tetun |
East Timor Indonesia [c] |
Tongan | 108,000 | Lea Faka-Tonga | Tonga |
Tuvaluan | 13,000 | Te Ggana/Gagana Tuuvalu | Tuvalu |
Language | Speakers | Native name | Official status | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
Carolinian | 5,700 | Refaluwasch | Northern Mariana Islands | United States |
Chamorro | 95,000 | Fino' CHamoru |
Guam Northern Mariana Islands |
United States |
Cook Islands Māori | 14,000 | Māori Kūki 'Āirani Te Reo Ipukarea |
Cook Islands | New Zealand |
Hawaiian | 24,000 | ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi | Hawaii | United States |
Javanese | 100,000,000 approx.(~3,000,000 in the Special Region of Yogyakarta) | Basa Jawa |
Yogyakarta Central Java East Java |
Indonesia Suriname [a] [1] Sri Lanka [b] [2] New Caledonia [c] [3] |
Kanak | New Caledonia | France | ||
Niuean | 8,000 | Ko e Vagahau Niuē | Niue | New Zealand |
Rapa Nui | 5,000 | Vananga Rapa Nui | Easter Island | Chile |
Samoan | 55,000 | Gagana Sāmoa | American Samoa | United States |
Sonsorolese | 600 | Ramari Dongosaro | Sonsorol | Palau |
Tahitian | 120,000 | Reo Mā'ohi/Tahiti | French Polynesia | France |
Tobian | 100 | Ramarih Hatohobei | Hatohobei | Palau |
Tokelauan | 3,500 | Gagana Tokelau | Tokelau | New Zealand |
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This is a list of major and official Austronesian languages, a language family originating from Taiwan, that is widely dispersed throughout the islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, with a few members spoken on continental Asia and Madagascar.
Language | Speakers | Native name | Official status |
---|---|---|---|
Fijian | 639,210 | Na Vosa Vakaviti | Fiji |
Filipino | 100,000,000 (L1 & L2) 20,000,000 (L1) 80,000,000 (L2) |
Wikang Filipino | Philippines |
Gilbertese | 120,000 | Taetae ni Kiribati | Kiribati |
Hiri Motu | 120,000 (L2) | Hiri Motu | Papua New Guinea |
Indonesian | 300,000,000 | Bahasa Indonesia | Indonesia |
Malay | 35,000,000 | Bahasa Melayu/بهاس ملايو |
Brunei Indonesia [a] Malaysia [b] Singapore |
Malagasy | 18,000,000 | Fiteny Malagasy | Madagascar |
Māori | 150,000 | Te Reo Māori | New Zealand |
Marshallese | 55,000 | Kajin M̧ajeļ | Marshall Islands |
Nauruan | 6,000 | Dorerin Naoero | Nauru |
Palauan | 15,000 | Tekoi er a Belau | Palau |
Samoan | 510,000 | Gagana Sāmoa | Samoa |
Tetum | 800,000 | Lia-Tetun |
East Timor Indonesia [c] |
Tongan | 108,000 | Lea Faka-Tonga | Tonga |
Tuvaluan | 13,000 | Te Ggana/Gagana Tuuvalu | Tuvalu |
Language | Speakers | Native name | Official status | Country |
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Carolinian | 5,700 | Refaluwasch | Northern Mariana Islands | United States |
Chamorro | 95,000 | Fino' CHamoru |
Guam Northern Mariana Islands |
United States |
Cook Islands Māori | 14,000 | Māori Kūki 'Āirani Te Reo Ipukarea |
Cook Islands | New Zealand |
Hawaiian | 24,000 | ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi | Hawaii | United States |
Javanese | 100,000,000 approx.(~3,000,000 in the Special Region of Yogyakarta) | Basa Jawa |
Yogyakarta Central Java East Java |
Indonesia Suriname [a] [1] Sri Lanka [b] [2] New Caledonia [c] [3] |
Kanak | New Caledonia | France | ||
Niuean | 8,000 | Ko e Vagahau Niuē | Niue | New Zealand |
Rapa Nui | 5,000 | Vananga Rapa Nui | Easter Island | Chile |
Samoan | 55,000 | Gagana Sāmoa | American Samoa | United States |
Sonsorolese | 600 | Ramari Dongosaro | Sonsorol | Palau |
Tahitian | 120,000 | Reo Mā'ohi/Tahiti | French Polynesia | France |
Tobian | 100 | Ramarih Hatohobei | Hatohobei | Palau |
Tokelauan | 3,500 | Gagana Tokelau | Tokelau | New Zealand |