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An Austronesian is a member of any family of languages from the Pacific Islands of Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.
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An Austronesian is a member of any family of languages from the Pacific Islands of Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.
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Austronesian Formal Linguistics Association was created in 1994.
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Austronesian is a group of native languages spoken throughout southeast Asia and Australia & Oceania.
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The Austronesian migration was one of the largest in history, spreading across the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It was driven by seafaring skills, leading to the colonization of remote islands. Austronesian languages are spoken by over 386 million people today.
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The Badjao people speak multiple languages, including Sinama, Bajau, Tausug, Yakan, and Samal. These languages belong to the Sama-Bajaw language group, which is part of the Austronesian language family.
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Lahing Austronesian refers to the Austronesian people, a large ethnolinguistic group that includes many of the indigenous populations of Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, and parts of Madagascar. They are characterized by their use of Austronesian languages, which form one of the world's largest language families. The term "lahing" translates to "race" or "ethnicity" in Tagalog, highlighting the shared cultural and linguistic heritage of these diverse groups. Austronesian peoples are known for their seafaring traditions, agriculture, and rich cultural practices.
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Most languages have Grammatical gender. In English we would say him or her as in other languages. Languages or dialitecs as Altaic, Austronesian, Sino-Tibetan, Uralic and most Native American language families, grammatical gender is usually absent.
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There are MANY more than 12 language families, but here are the top 12:
- Niger-Congo (1,532 languages)
- Austronesian (1,257 languages)
- Trans-New Guinea (477 languages)
- Sino-Tibetan (449 languages)
- Indo-European (439 languages)
- Afro-Asiatic (374 languages)
- Nilo-Saharan (205 languages)
- Pama-Nyungan (178 languages)
- Oto-Manguean (177 languages)
- Austro-Asiatic (169 languages)
- Tai-Kadai (92 languages)
- Dravidian (85 languages)
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There are thousands of languages spoken in Asia, with estimates ranging from 2,000 to 2,300 languages. Some of the major language families in Asia include Sino-Tibetan, Indo-European, Dravidian, Altaic, Austroasiatic, Kra-Dai, and Austronesian.
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"Moneter" is Indonesian for "monetary." It is an Austronesian language, and a variant of the Malay language; most Indonesians speak it, in addition to one or more of the indigenous languages.
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An Austronesianist is a linguist who specializes in Austronesian languages - those which are widely spread throughout the islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, as well as continental Asia and Madagascar.
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F. S. Watuseke has written:
'Sketsa tatabahasa Tondano' -- subject(s): Austronesian languages, Grammar, Tondano language
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The language of many Philippine Negritos is Austronesian-based, with influences from neighboring languages. Some Negrito groups also have their own distinct languages, such as the Agta language spoken by some Aeta groups in Luzon.
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Tagalog is the original language of the Philipines and the basis of the national language Filipino.
It is part of the Austronesian language family and is related to other Austronesian languages such as Javanese, Indonesian, Malay,Chamorro (of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands), Tetum (of East Timor), and Paiwan (of Taiwan). It is closely related to the languages spoken in the Bicol and Visayas regions such as Bikol and the Visayan group including Hiligaynon, Waray-Waray, and Cebuano.
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Aloha: Hawai`ian is Austronesian. The associated family of languages include:
- Malayo-Polynesian; Oceanic; Polynesian; Eastern Polynesian; Marquesic then Hawaiian
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The Filipino race is a diverse mix of indigenous Austronesian peoples and settlers from various parts of Asia and Europe. The Austronesian ancestors of Filipinos arrived in the Philippines around 4000 BC, while later waves of migration brought influences from China, Spain, and the United States, among others. The resulting blend of cultures, languages, and genetics has shaped the Filipino race as we know it today.
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Tagalog and Ilokano are two separate languages because they have a different set of words and grammar rules. They are as different to each other as German is from English. However, they are of the same family (Austronesian) as German/English are same (Germanic family).
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The Bi-anah and the Pinyawa are the Sarawak languages that are similar to the Kapampangan.
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Both Tagalog (Filipino) and Maori belong different branches of the Austronesian language family (Austronesian>Malayo-Polynesian>Philippine>Central Philippine>Tagalog, Austronesian>Malay-Polynesian>Oceanic>Polynesian>East Polynesian>Tahitic>Maori-Moriori>Maori). As they are distantly related, they are not mutually intelligible, meaning speakers of each others languages cannot understand or communicate with each other using their respective languages. Words demonstrating this relatedness are limited, however examples, include the numbers five and eight (lima and walo in Tagalog, rima and waru in Maori) and the verb to drink (inom in Tagalog, inu in Maori, both from the Malayo-Polynesian *inumia).
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Malay, is part of the Austronesian family of languages. Also known as the "Malayo-Polynesian" languages. Now, Malay was not a borrowed language for it is a language that is unique to its own culture. However, anthropologists today theorize two places of origin for Austronesian speakers. Taiwan and Africa's Madagascar. Taiwan, is where many of the Austronesian speakers have thought to originated from. Of course, there was no "Austronesian language", but people simply spoke a series of Austronesian dialects with similar words that was influenced from the Chinese language. Since Malays, are thought to have originated from China in a kingdom called "Mo Lo Yu", and then to Taiwan. The Negritos, from Africa's Madagascar also came to the Malay Peninsula and Malay Archipelago which is why Taiwanese and Madagascar Africans are considered the "original Austronesians". This is why Malay and the language from Madagascar and Taiwanese dialects are from the Austronesian family of languages. Javanese people also have a common origin with Malay, and they look like Malays too. A lot of people from southern China and Taiwan and you'll notice they look like Malays. Vietnamese and Cambodians also are related to ethnic Malays.
The term "Malay" is an English transliteration of what they call themselves in their language, "Melayu". And its origins are thought to have come from a Chinese kingdom called "Malayu" or "Mo Lo Yu".
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The Batak people of the Philippines primarily speak the Batak language, which is classified as Austronesian. However, due to interactions with other ethnic groups in the region, some Batak individuals may also speak Filipino or other local languages.
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Indonesian can refer either to the Austronesian Language spoken in Indonesia and closely related to Malay and more distantly related to Tagalog and indigenous Taiwanese Languages, or to any holder of citizenship of the Republic of Indonesia.
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The Austronesian language family is spoken mostly in the Pacific Ocean region, including languages like Hawaiian, Fijian, and Samoan.
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The term that signifies the language of the Pacific is "Polynesian." Polynesian languages are spoken in various countries across the Pacific, including Hawaii, New Zealand, and Samoa.
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There are approximately 6,000-7,000 languages spoken around the world, which can be grouped into around 100 language families. Major language families include Indo-European, Sino-Tibetan, Afro-Asiatic, Niger-Congo, and Austronesian.
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Only the Austronesian migrations brought domesticated plants and animals on their migrations
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There are 171 languages spoken in the Philippines, which include various dialects and indigenous languages. These languages belong to different language families, such as Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, and more. Some of the most widely spoken languages/dialects in the Philippines include Tagalog, Cebuano, and Ilocano.
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Many Asian languages are not directly related, but some share common ancestry within language families. For example, languages like Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, and Korean are not related, while languages like Korean and Japanese share influences from Chinese. Meanwhile, languages within the Austroasiatic or Austronesian language families are related to each other.
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Ethnic Malays, speak the Malay language (Bahasa Melayu). They also speak Yawi, in case of the Thai-Malays, but they speak the standard Melayu as well. Indonesians, speak both Bahasa Melayu and Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian form of Malay).
If Malay is referred to a race, then they speak all of the Austronesian languages.
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The exact languages are unknown, but the Yayoi may have spoken an Austroasiatic language or Tai-Kadai language.
Alexander Vovin suggests that Japonic was in contact with Austronesian, before the migration from Southern China to Japan, pointing to an ultimate origin of Japonic in southern China.
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None. Filipinos don't speak Indo-Aryan language. However, ancient kingdoms that comprised of what is now the Philippines were Hindu and Buddhist empires. So there's some cognates between Hindi and Filipino, but they are distant cognates. That have been very altered in the Filipino language. I do not know where you got the idea that Filipinos speak Indo-Aryan languages. Filipinos speak Austronesian languages, not Indo-Aryan languages.
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The Philippine tonal system is called Baybayin. It is an ancient script that was used to write various Austronesian languages in the Philippines, and it also represents a syllabary, where each character corresponds to a specific syllable.
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Oceania is not a single language but rather a region that encompasses a variety of languages spoken across numerous islands in the Pacific Ocean. This region includes countries like Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and many others, with languages belonging to several families such as Austronesian, Papuan, and English. Some of the most widely spoken languages in Oceania include English, Māori, and various indigenous languages. The linguistic diversity reflects the rich cultural heritage and history of the peoples inhabiting these islands.
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TAGALOG AND JAPANESE IS NOT SIMILAR AT ALL.
Tagalog (A branch of Filipino language) was connected to Austronesian languages, while Japanese was connected to Japonic languages.
Their writing is very different to each other too. Tagalog writing was using Latin letters and was once written with Baybayin (now extinct). Japanese uses Kanji, Katakana and Hiragana.
Japanese language, is pretty hard in writing; but in word construction, Tagalog is a brain-crusher.
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Samoan, Tongan, and Maori language sound similar because they are all Polynesian languages belonging to the Austronesian language family. They share linguistic roots and similar phonetic sounds due to their common heritage. Additionally, these languages have been influenced by each other over time, further contributing to their similarities in sound.
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Tagalog is the national language of the Philippines and is spoken primarily in the regions of Central Luzon and Metro Manila. It belongs to the Austronesian language family and is one of the major languages used in the country.
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Chamorro is the native language of Guam, spoken by the indigenous Chamorro people. It is an Austronesian language that has influences from Spanish and other languages due to Guam's history of colonization by various countries.
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No. A creole language is a stable natural languagedeveloped from a mixture of different languages. Tagalog is not a mixture of languages.
Tagalog is not on the official list of creole languages. There is, however, a creole language, spoken in some areas of the Philippines. This creole language made it to the list of recognizable creole. The language or actually, dialect, is Chavacano.
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The conquest theory is the idea that the proto-indo-european language family was spread through the conquest of neighboring states, and as they were conquered they adopted the conquering state's language.
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As far as we currently understand, all humans came from Africa originally.
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Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. The Filipino People are of Asian and Pacific Descent, through their Austronesian Ancestors.
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This is because Filipino and Bahasa Indonesia belong to the same family of languages. The Filipino language, is a form of Tagalog which is the national language of the Philippines. Bahasa Indonesia, is Indonesia's register for the Malay language. Which the standard is called Bahasa Melayu. Therefore, Tagalog and Malay are cousin languages. They contain a lot of cognates. Because, Malays originated from Taiwan and Philippines. Then came to Borneo where they formed the Malay language. Filipino and Bahasa Indonesia belongs to the Austronesian family of languages.
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