List of major and official Austronesian languages
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This is a list of major and official Austronesian languages, a language family widely dispersed throughout the islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, with a few members spoken on continental Asia and Madagascar.
Official languages
Sovereign countries
| Language | Speakers | Native name | Official status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fijian | 350,000 | Na Vosa Vakaviti |  Fiji |
| Filipino | 100,000,000 | Wikang Filipino |  Philippines |
| Gilbertese | 103,000 | Taetae ni Kiribati |  Kiribati |
| Malay | 250,000,000 | Bahasa Melayu/Indonesia بهاس ملايو/مليسيا |  Malaysia  Indonesia  Singapore  Brunei |
| Malagasy | 18,000,000 | Fiteny Malagasy |  Madagascar |
| Māori | 150,000 | Te Reo Māori |  New Zealand |
| Marshallese | 55,000 | Kajin M̧ajeļ |  Marshall Islands |
| Nauruan | 6,000 | Dorerin Naoero |  Nauru |
| Palauan | 15,000 | Tekoi er a Belau |  Palau |
| Samoan | 370,000 | Gagana Samoa |  Samoa |
| Tetum | 800,000 | Lia-Tetun |  East Timor |
| Tongan | 108,000 | Lea-Faka Tonga |  Tonga |
| Tuvaluan | 13,000 | Te Ggana/Gagana Tuuvalu |  Tuvalu |
Territories
| Language | Speakers | Native name | Official status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carolinian | 5,700 | Refaluwasch |  Northern Mariana Islands ( United States) |
| Chamorro | 60,000 | Fino' Chamoru |  Guam (US) Northern Mariana Islands (US) |
| Cook Islands Māori | 14,000 | Māori Kūki 'Āirani Te Reo Ipukarea |  Cook Islands ( New Zealand) |
| Hawaiian | 8,000 | 'Ōlelo Hawai'i |  Hawaii (US) |
| Niuean | 8,000 | Ko e Vagahau Niuē |  Niue (NZ) |
| Rapa Nui | 5,000 | Vananga Rapa Nui |  Easter Island ( Chile) |
| Samoan | 55,000 | Gagana Samoa |  American Samoa (US) |
| Sonsorolese | 600 | Ramari Dongosaro |  Sonsorol ( Palau) |
| Tahitian | 120,000 | Reo Mā'ohi/Tahiti |  French Polynesia ( France) |
| Tobian | 100 | Ramarih Hatohobei |  Hatohobei ( Palau) |
| Tokelauan | 3,500 | Gagana Tokelau |  Tokelau (NZ) |
Major languages
- Languages with at least 4 million native speakers
- Javanese (76 million)
- Filipino / Tagalog (47 million native, ~100 million total)
- Malay / Indonesian, (45 million native, ~250 million total)
- Sundanese (39 million)
- Cebuano (19 million native, ~30 million total)
- Malagasy (17 million)
- Madurese (14 million)
- Ilokano (8 million native, ~10 million total)
- Hiligaynon (7 million native, ~11 million total)
- Minangkabau (7 million)
- Batak (7 million, all dialects)
- Bikol (4.6 million, all dialects)
- Banjar (4.5 million)
- Balinese (4 million)
Dialects and Creoles
- Dialects of major Austronesian languages
- Banyumas Javanese, (1,000,000 native, Indonesia)
- Osing Javanese (300,000 native, Indonesia)
- Batak Angkola language (750,000 native, Indonesia)
- Batak Karo language (600,000 native, Indonesia)
- Batak Mandailing language (1,100,000 native, Indonesia)
- Batak Toba language (2,000,000 native, Indonesia)
- Central Bikol language (2,500,000 native, Philippines)
- Albay Bikol language (1,900,000 native, Philippines)
- Itbayat language, (3,500 native, Philippines)
- Batak Pakpak language (1,200,000 native, Indonesia)
- Pattani Malay (1,500,000 native, Thailand)
- Kelantan Malay (1,600,000 native, Malaysia)
- Terengganu Malay, (1,100,000 native, Malaysia)
- Pahang Malay, (1,000,000 native, Malaysia)
- Perak Malay, (1,400,000 native, Malaysia)
- Jambi Malay, (700,000 native, Indonesia)
- Kedah Malay, (5,000,000 native, Malaysia)
- Palembang Malay, (3,100,000 native, Indonesia)
- Creoles and pidgins based on Austronesian languages
- Betawi language, (3,000,000 native, Indonesia)
- Sri Lanka Malay, (50,000, Sri Lanka)
- Cocos Malay, (4000, Australia and Malaysia)
- Baba Malay, (500,000 Indonesia and Malaysia)
- Sabah Malay, (3,000,000, Malaysia)
- Ambonese Malay, (250,000 native, Indonesia
- Papuan Malay, (500,000, Indonesia)
- Manado Malay, (850,000, Indonesia)
- North Moluccan Malay, (700,000, Indonesia)
- Broome Pearling Lugger Pidgin, (40?, Australia)
- Chetty Malay, (300?, Malaysia)
- Bahasa Rojak, (Malaysia)
See also
References
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