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Indonesian is spoken by 90% of Malay speakers, so it never hurts to explain it in brackets Bahasa Kitasemua ( talk) 16:41, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
The lead currently states that austronesian languages are spoken in (among other places) "parts of Mainland Southeast Asia", and then the next sentence says: "There are also a number of speakers in continental Asia."
Isn't that sentence simply redundant? Nø ( talk) 18:32, 23 November 2023 (UTC)
...widely spoken throughout Maritime Southeast Asia, Madagascar, the islands of the Pacific Ocean and Taiwan (by Taiwanese indigenous peoples). There are also a number of speakers in continental Asia.
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I think this statement should include a start as well as a finish. Madagascar was settled between 350 BCE and 250 CE, and Easter Island between 300 CE and 1200 CE (probably closer to the latter). Other eastern Pacific islands were likewise settled around 1000 CE. So from what date is it true that Austronesian was the most widespread? I'm not sure, but he following seems valid - and better than what we have?
Nø ( talk) 11:51, 17 December 2023 (UTC)
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Indonesian is spoken by 90% of Malay speakers, so it never hurts to explain it in brackets Bahasa Kitasemua ( talk) 16:41, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
The lead currently states that austronesian languages are spoken in (among other places) "parts of Mainland Southeast Asia", and then the next sentence says: "There are also a number of speakers in continental Asia."
Isn't that sentence simply redundant? Nø ( talk) 18:32, 23 November 2023 (UTC)
...widely spoken throughout Maritime Southeast Asia, Madagascar, the islands of the Pacific Ocean and Taiwan (by Taiwanese indigenous peoples). There are also a number of speakers in continental Asia.
We say:
I think this statement should include a start as well as a finish. Madagascar was settled between 350 BCE and 250 CE, and Easter Island between 300 CE and 1200 CE (probably closer to the latter). Other eastern Pacific islands were likewise settled around 1000 CE. So from what date is it true that Austronesian was the most widespread? I'm not sure, but he following seems valid - and better than what we have?
Nø ( talk) 11:51, 17 December 2023 (UTC)