Home›New Guinea and Pacific Language Families›In Group›Austronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaGroupAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaThis child group, under Austronesian (Oceanic) Languages, holds the western half of the New Guinea and Pacific subcategory's Austronesian membership: the Philippine languages, including the Bisayan, Central Philippine, Northern and Central Luzon and Cordilleran groups, the many languages of Borneo, including the Land Dayak, Barito, North Sarawakan and Sabahan groups, the Malayic and Sumatran languages, the Sulawesi languages, including the Celebic, Minahasan and South Sulawesi groups, the Lesser Sunda and southern Moluccan languages closer to the Philippine and Bornean side of the family than to Oceanic, the mainland Southeast Asian Chamic languages, and the Formosan languages of Taiwan, relabeled here from Eurasian Language Families because their own sourced description identifies them as Austronesian rather than as a member of any Eurasian phylum, together with the family's own highest level nodes, Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Austro-Tai and Proto-Malayo-Polynesian, filed here as the branch's western anchor.FactsAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEstimated Living LanguagesWell-attested150 1Austronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaFilter Results89 entriesParent Family (Classification Tree)AllAtayalic languages (1)Austronesian (2)Batak (1)Bikol (1)Bisayan (1)Bungku-Tolaki languages (1)Celebic languages (3)Central Malayo-Polynesian languages (1)Central Philippine languages (3)Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages (1)East Formosan languages (1)Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages (1)Formosan (3)Malayo-Polynesian (5)Northern South Sulawesi languages (1)South Sulawesi languages (1)Western Malayo-Polynesian languages (2)Wotu-Wolio languages (1)RegionAllAru Islands, Indonesia (1)Babar Islands, Indonesia (1)Central Flores, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia (1)Central Taiwan (1)East Kalimantan, Indonesia (1)East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia (1)eastern Flores and nearby islands, Lesser Sundas, Indonesia (1)Indonesia (Sulawesi) (2)Indonesian Borneo, Madagascar and the Sulu Archipelago (1)Islands between Mindoro and Palawan, Philippines (1)Kapuas Hulu Regency, West Kalimantan, Indonesia (1)Maritime Southeast Asia (1)Mindanao, Philippines, and Sabah, Malaysia (1)Mindoro Island, Philippines (1)North Sumatra, Indonesia, and surrounding areas (1)Northern Mindanao, Central Mindanao and Caraga, Philippines (1)Northern Sarawak, Borneo (1)Northern Sulawesi, Indonesia (1)Northern Taiwan (1)Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia (1)Sabah, Malaysia, on Borneo (1)South Borneo (Indonesia) and Madagascar (1)South Borneo (South Kalimantan), Indonesia (1)southern coast of Mindanao Island, Philippines (1)Southern South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia (1)Sumba, eastern Indonesia (1)Taiwan (2)Western Central Luzon (Region III), Philippines (1)western Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia (1)Zambales, Bolinao, Anda, Infanta, Olongapo (1)Speaker Count BandAll145000.000000 (1)250000.000000 (1)390000.000000 (1)2000000.000000 (1)3300000.000000 (1)4008000.000000 (1)4430000.000000 (1)115000000.000000 (1)326000000.000000 (1)385500000.000000 (1)Macro-areaAllAustronesian (Oceanic) Languages (89)Austronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western Indonesia (89)BrowseCompareSelect all 89Apo Duat languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaAru languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaAtayalic languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaAti language (Philippines)Austronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaAustronesianAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaAustronesian-Ongan languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaAustro-TaiAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaBabar languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaBadaic languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaBali-Sasak-Sumbawa languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaBaritoAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaBatakAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaBatanic languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaBerawan-Lower Baram languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaBetawi languageAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaBikolAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaBisakol languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaBisayanAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaBungku-Tolaki languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaBunun languageAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaCelebic languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaCentral Cordilleran languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaCentral Flores languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaCentral Luzon languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaCentral Malayo-Polynesian languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaCentral Philippine languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaChamicAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaCocos MalayAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaDanao languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaDusunic languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaEast Barito languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaEast Formosan languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaFavorlangAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaFlores-Lembata languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaFormosanAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaGorontalo-Mongondow languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaGreater Central Philippine languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaGreater North Borneo languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaIbanic languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaKaili-Pamona languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaKalamian languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaKayan-Murik languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaKenyah languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaLand Dayak languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaMahakam languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaMakassar languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaMalayicAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaMalayo-PolynesianAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaManobo languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaMinahasan languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaMolbog-Bonggi languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaMuna-Buton languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaMusi languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaNorth Sarawakan languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaNortheastern Luzon languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaNorthern Formosan languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaNorthern Luzon languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaNorthern Philippine languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaNorthern South Sulawesi languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaNorthwest Sumatra-Barrier Islands languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaOld ChamAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaPaitanic languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaPaiwan languageAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaPhilippineAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaProto-Austronesian languageAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaProto-Malayo-Polynesian languageAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaPuyuma languageAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaRukai languageAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaSabahan languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaSaluan-Banggai languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaSama-BajawAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaSambalic languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaSangiric languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaSirayaic languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaSouth Mindanao languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaSouth Sulawesi languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaSouthern Cordilleran languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaSouthern Mindoro languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaSouthwest Tanimbar languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaSubanen languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaSumba languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaSumba-Hawu languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaTamanic languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaTimoric languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaTomini-Tolitoli languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaTsouic languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaWest Barito languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaWestern Malayo-Polynesian languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaWotu-Wolio languagesAustronesian: Philippines, Borneo and Western IndonesiaSources1. Wikipedia: Philippine Languagestier 2WikipediaLead section, language-count sentenceQuote, Lead section, language-count sentenceAlthough the Philippines is near the center of Austronesian expansion from Taiwan, there is relatively little linguistic diversity among the approximately 150 Philippine languages, suggesting that earlier diversity has been erased by the spread of the ancestor of the modern Philippine languages.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.