Home›Austronesian Languages›Region›AsiaBrowse ByAsiaRegion names the place where a language first took shape. Wikipedia notes that Spanish "originated in the Kingdom of Castile, a historical kingdom in north-central Spain," long before it spread across the Americas. This dimension shows which regions have given the world their own home-grown languages.FactsAsiaSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEstimated Speakers (Millions)Well-attested386 1AsiaFilter Results6 entriesLanguage Family (Classification)AllAustronesian (3)Bali-Sasak-Sumbawa languages (1)Bisayan (2)Malayo-Polynesian (3)Speaker Count BandAll430,000 to 5,500,000 (2)5,600,000 to 15,000,000 (1)60,000,000 to 1,500,000,000 (3)Official StatusAllCo-Official Language (1)Official Language (2)Recognized Regional or Minority Language (2)StatusAllLiving (6)Script UsedAllArabic Script (1)Balinese Script (1)Javanese Script (1)Latin Script (4)Language KindAllSafe (6)TonalAllNot Tonal (1)Word OrderAllSVO (1)VSO (1)Period Start YearAll301 (1)683 (1)801 (1)1663 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 6BalineseAsiaHiligaynonAsiaIndonesianAsiaJavaneseAsiaMalayAsiaWarayAsiaSources1. 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.