Home›Austronesian Languages›Status›LivingBrowse ByLivingStatus records how vital a language currently is, from thriving to endangered or extinct. Wikipedia notes Spanish is "the world's second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese," about as far from endangered as a language can be. This dimension separates languages still growing from those quietly disappearing.FactsLivingSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEstimated Speakers (Millions)Well-attested386 1LivingFilter 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)RegionAllAfrica (1)Asia (6)Australia (9)East Asia (1)Europe (1)Maritime Southeast Asia (1)South America (2)Southeast Asia (1)Speaker Count BandAll0 to 400,000 (5)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 (2)National Language (Symbolic, Not Sole Official) (1)Official Language (8)Recognized Regional or Minority Language (4)Script UsedAllArabic Script (1)Balinese Script (1)Javanese Script (1)Latin Script (15)Rongorongo (1)Language KindAllCritically Endangered (1)Definitely Endangered (2)Safe (14)TonalAllNot Tonal (5)Word OrderAllOther (3)SVO (2)VSO (6)Period Start YearAll301 (1)683 (1)801 (1)1401 (1)1521 (1)1601 (1)1663 (1)1801 (2)1835 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 17BalineseLivingCebuanoLivingFijianLivingHawaiianLivingHiligaynonLivingIlocanoLivingIndonesianLivingJavaneseLivingMalagasyLivingMalayLivingMaoriLivingRapa NuiLivingSamoanLivingSundaneseLivingTagalogLivingTonganLivingWarayLivingSources1. 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.