Home›Austronesian Languages›Region›AustraliaBrowse ByAustraliaRegion 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.FactsAustraliaSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEstimated Speakers (Millions)Well-attested386 1AustraliaFilter Results9 entriesLanguage Family (Classification)AllAustronesian (2)Bisayan (1)Central Pacific languages (2)Malayo-Polynesian (7)Marquesic languages (1)Northern Luzon languages (1)Tahitic languages (1)Tongic languages (1)Speaker Count BandAll0 to 400,000 (4)16,000,000 to 59,000,000 (2)430,000 to 5,500,000 (1)5,600,000 to 15,000,000 (1)60,000,000 to 1,500,000,000 (1)Official StatusAllNational Language (Symbolic, Not Sole Official) (1)Official Language (5)Recognized Regional or Minority Language (2)StatusAllLiving (9)Script UsedAllLatin Script (9)Language KindAllCritically Endangered (1)Definitely Endangered (1)Safe (7)TonalAllNot Tonal (4)Word OrderAllOther (3)SVO (1)VSO (5)Period Start YearAll1521 (1)1601 (1)1801 (2)1835 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 9CebuanoAustraliaFijianAustraliaHawaiianAustraliaIlocanoAustraliaMaoriAustraliaSamoanAustraliaSundaneseAustraliaTagalogAustraliaTonganAustraliaSources1. 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.