This is a list Austronesian languages, a language family originating from Taiwan, that is widely dispersed throughout the islands of Southeast Asia (Indonesia and Philippines) and the Pacific, with a few members spoken on continental Asia and Madagascar.
Official languages Sovereign states LanguageNamed nationalvarieties (if any)SpeakersNative nameOfficial status Fijian 639,210 Na Vosa Vakaviti TagalogFilipino 100,000,000 (L1 & L2)20,000,000 (L1)80,000,000 (L2) Wikang Tagalog/Wikang Filipino Gilbertese 120,000 Taetae ni Kiribati Hiri Motu 120,000 (L2) Hiri Motu MalayIndonesian 252,000,000-280,000,000 Bahasa Indonesia Malay35,000,000 Bahasa Melayu/بهاس ملايو Malagasy 30,000,000 Fiteny Malagasy Māori 150,000 Te Reo Māori Marshallese 55,000 Kajin M̧ajeļ Nauruan 6,000 Dorerin Naoero Palauan 15,000 Tekoi er a Belau Samoan 510,000 Gagana Sāmoa Tetum 800,000 Lia-Tetun Tongan 108,000 Lea Faka-Tonga Tuvaluan 13,000 Te Ggana/Gagana Tuuvalu
Territories LanguageSpeakersNative nameOfficial statusCountry Carolinian 5,700 Refaluwasch Chamorro 95,000 Fino' CHamoru Cook Islands Māori 14,000 Māori Kūki 'Āirani Te Reo Ipukarea Hawaiian 24,000 ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Javanese ~3,000,000 Basa Jawa Kanak Niuean 8,000 Ko e Vagahau Niuē Rapa Nui 5,000 Vananga Rapa Nui Samoan 55,000 Gagana Sāmoa Sonsorolese 600 Ramari Dongosaro Sonsorol Tahitian 120,000 Te Reo Mā'ohi/Tahiti Tobian 100 Ramarih Hatohobei Hatohobei Tokelauan 3,500 Gagana Tokelau
Languages with at least 3 million native speakers Malay Indonesian (252–280 million) Malaysian Malay (30 million) Javanese (100 million) Tagalog Filipino (47 million native, ~100 million total) Sundanese (42 million) Cebuano (22 million native, ~30 million total) Malagasy (17 million) Madurese (14 million) Batak (8.5 million, all dialects) Ilokano (8 million native, ~10 million total) Hiligaynon (Ilonggo) (7 million native, ~11 million total) Minangkabau (7 million) Bugis (5 million) Bikol (4.6 million, all dialects) Banjar (4.5 million) Waray (3.6 million) Acehnese (3.5 million) Balinese (3 million)
Dialects and creoles Dialects of major Austronesian languages Banyumas Javanese (15,000,000 native, Indonesia) Kedah Malay (5,000,000 native, Malaysia) Banten Sundanese (3,350,000 native, Indonesia) Palembang Malay (3,100,000 native, Indonesia) Central Bikol language (2,500,000 native, Philippines) Batak Toba language (2,000,000 native, Indonesia) Albay Bikol language (1,900,000 native, Philippines) Kelantan Malay (1,600,000 native, Malaysia) Pattani Malay (1,500,000 native, Thailand) Perak Malay (1,400,000 native, Malaysia) Batak Pakpak language (1,200,000 native, Indonesia) Batak Simalungun language (1,200,000 native, Indonesia) Batak Mandailing language (1,100,000 native, Indonesia) Terengganu Malay (1,100,000 native, Malaysia) Pahang Malay (1,000,000 native, Malaysia) Batak Angkola language (750,000 native, Indonesia) Jambi Malay (700,000 native, Indonesia) Batak Karo language (600,000 native, Indonesia) Osing Javanese (300,000 native, Indonesia) Batak Alas language (200,000 native, Indonesia) Itbayat language (3,500 native, Philippines) Niihau dialect (500 native, Hawaii, United States)
Creoles and pidgins based on Austronesian languages Betawi language (3,000,000 native, Indonesia) Sabah Malay (3,000,000, Malaysia) Manado Malay (850,000, Indonesia) North Moluccan Malay (700,000, Indonesia) Baba Malay (500,000, Indonesia and Malaysia) Papuan Malay (500,000, Indonesia) Ambonese Malay (250,000 native, Indonesia) Sri Lanka Malay (50,000, Sri Lanka) Cocos Malay (4,000, Australia and Malaysia) Chetty Malay (300?, Malaysia) Broome Pearling Lugger Pidgin (40?, Australia) Bahasa Rojak (?, Malaysia)
See also Austronesian Formal Linguistics Association
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