List of Austronesian languages

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

Territories

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)
• Lundayeh/Lun Bawang (55,000, East Malaysia Brunei and Indonesia)
• Kelabit language (5,000, East Malaysia and Indonesia)
• 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

References