Home›Austronesian Languages›Language Kind›SafeBrowse BySafeLanguage kind sorts languages by how vital they are, on a scale from Safe through Vulnerable, Definitely Endangered, Severely Endangered and Critically Endangered to Extinct. This dimension groups languages that share the same vitality status, so a reader can see which languages are still passed to children and which have lost their last speakers.FactsSafeSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEstimated Speakers (Millions)Well-attested386 1SafeFilter Results14 entriesLanguage Family (Classification)AllAustronesian (5)Bali-Sasak-Sumbawa languages (1)Bisayan (3)Central Pacific languages (2)East Barito languages (1)Malayo-Polynesian (9)Northern Luzon languages (1)Tongic languages (1)RegionAllAfrica (1)Asia (6)Australia (7)East Asia (1)Europe (1)Maritime Southeast Asia (1)South America (1)Southeast Asia (1)Speaker Count BandAll0 to 400,000 (2)16,000,000 to 59,000,000 (3)430,000 to 5,500,000 (3)5,600,000 to 15,000,000 (2)60,000,000 to 1,500,000,000 (4)Official StatusAllCo-Official Language (1)National Language (Symbolic, Not Sole Official) (1)Official Language (6)Recognized Regional or Minority Language (4)StatusAllLiving (14)Script UsedAllArabic Script (1)Balinese Script (1)Javanese Script (1)Latin Script (12)TonalAllNot Tonal (3)Word OrderAllOther (3)SVO (2)VSO (4)Period Start YearAll301 (1)683 (1)801 (1)1401 (1)1521 (1)1601 (1)1663 (1)1801 (1)1835 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 14BalineseSafeCebuanoSafeFijianSafeHiligaynonSafeIlocanoSafeIndonesianSafeJavaneseSafeMalagasySafeMalaySafeSamoanSafeSundaneseSafeTagalogSafeTonganSafeWaraySafeSources1. 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.