Home›Austronesian Languages›All Austronesian LanguagesBrowse ByAll Austronesian LanguagesReference and ClassificationVerifiedBelongs here: Indonesian, Malay, Javanese, Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Sundanese, the Malagasy language of Madagascar, and the Polynesian languages Hawaiian, Samoan and Rapa Nui, all descended from a common Austronesian ancestor despite their geographic spread from Madagascar to Easter Island. Does not belong here: a mainland Southeast Asian language such as Vietnamese, Khmer or Thai; none of those are Austronesian.FactsAll Austronesian LanguagesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEstimated Speakers (Millions)Well-attested386 1All Austronesian LanguagesFilter Results17 entriesLanguage Family (Classification)AllAustronesian (6)Bali-Sasak-Sumbawa languages (1)Bisayan (3)Central Pacific languages (2)East Barito languages (1)Malayo-Polynesian (11)Marquesic languages (1)Northern Luzon languages (1)Tahitic languages (1)Tongic languages (1)RegionAllEastern Visayas (Philippines) (1)Fiji (1)Hawaii (Niihau) (1)Indonesia (1)Madagascar and Mayotte (1)Maritime Southeast Asia and the Malay Peninsula (1)New Zealand (1)Rapa Nui (Easter Island), a special territory of Chile (1)Samoa, American Samoa (1)Tonga (1)Western part of Java and surrounding areas (1)StatusAllLiving (17)Speaker Count BandAll300.000000 (1)1000.000000 (1)50000.000000 (1)187000.000000 (1)339210.000000 (1)430000.000000 (1)3300000.000000 (1)3600000.000000 (1)8700000.000000 (1)9100000.000000 (1)20000000.000000 (1)25000000.000000 (1)32000000.000000 (1)68000000.000000 (1)87000000.000000 (1)90000000.000000 (1)252000000.000000 (1)Script UsedAllArabic Script (1)Balinese Script (1)Javanese Script (1)Latin Script (14)Rongorongo (1)Period Start YearAll301 (1)683 (1)1401 (1)1521 (1)1601 (1)1663 (1)1801 (2)1835 (1)Language KindAllCritically Endangered (1)Definitely Endangered (2)Safe (12)Official StatusAllCo-Official Language (2)National Language (Symbolic, Not Sole Official) (1)Official Language (8)Recognized Regional or Minority Language (4)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 17BalineseAustronesian LanguagesCebuanoAustronesian LanguagesFijianAustronesian LanguagesHawaiianAustronesian LanguagesHiligaynonAustronesian LanguagesIlocanoAustronesian LanguagesIndonesianAustronesian LanguagesJavaneseAustronesian LanguagesMalagasyAustronesian LanguagesMalayAustronesian LanguagesMaoriAustronesian LanguagesRapa NuiAustronesian LanguagesSamoanAustronesian LanguagesSundaneseAustronesian LanguagesTagalogAustronesian LanguagesTonganAustronesian LanguagesWarayAustronesian LanguagesSources1. Wikipedia: Austronesian Languagestier 2Wikimedia FoundationLead section, first paragraphQuote, Lead section, first paragraphThey are spoken by approximately 386 million people (4.4% of the world population).View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.