Home›Austronesian Languages›Word Order›OtherBrowse ByOtherFactsOtherSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEstimated Speakers (Millions)Well-attested386 1OtherFilter Results4 entriesLanguage Family (Classification)AllAustronesian (1)Central Pacific languages (2)East Barito languages (1)Malayo-Polynesian (3)Tongic languages (1)RegionAllAfrica (1)Australia (3)Speaker Count BandAll0 to 400,000 (2)16,000,000 to 59,000,000 (1)430,000 to 5,500,000 (1)Official StatusAllNational Language (Symbolic, Not Sole Official) (1)Official Language (3)StatusAllLiving (4)Script UsedAllLatin Script (4)Language KindAllSafe (4)TonalAllNot Tonal (1)Period Start YearAll1401 (1)1801 (1)1835 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 4FijianOtherMalagasyOtherSamoanOtherTonganOtherSources1. 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.