List of major and official Austronesian languages

This is a list of major and official Austronesian languages, a language family originating from Taiwan, that is widely dispersed throughout the islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, with a few members spoken on continental Asia and Madagascar.

Map showing the distribution of language families; the pink color shows where Austronesian languages are spoken.

Official languages

Sovereign countries

Language Speakers Native name Official status
Chamic languages5,000,000Bahsa Acèh/بهسا اچيه/Bahsa Cam/بهسا تشام Vietnam
 Indonesia
Fijian639,210Na Vosa Vakaviti Fiji
Tagalog (Filipino)20,000,000 (L1)
80,000,000 (L2)
Wikang Filipino/Tagalog Philippines
Formosan languages171,855many variants Taiwan
Gilbertese103,000Taetae ni Kiribati Kiribati
Hiri Motu120,000 (L2)Hiri Motu Papua New Guinea
Malay (Malaysian/Indonesian)250,000,000Bahasa Melayu/Bahasa Malaysia/Bahasa Indonesia/بهاس ملايو Malaysia
 Indonesia
 Singapore
 Brunei
Malagasy18,000,000Fiteny Malagasy Madagascar
Māori150,000Te Reo Māori New Zealand
Marshallese55,000Kajin M̧ajeļ Marshall Islands
Nauruan6,000Dorerin Naoero Nauru
Palauan15,000Tekoi er a Belau Palau
Samoan510,000Gagana Sāmoa Samoa
Tetum800,000Lia-Tetun East Timor
Tongan108,000Lea Faka-Tonga Tonga
Tuvaluan13,000Te Ggana/Gagana Tuuvalu Tuvalu

Territories

Language Speakers Native name Official status Country
Carolinian5,700Refaluwasch Northern Mariana Islands United States
Chamorro95,000Fino' Chamoru Guam
 Northern Mariana Islands
 United States
Cook Islands Māori14,000Māori Kūki 'Āirani
Te Reo Ipukarea
 Cook Islands New Zealand
Hawaiian24,000ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Hawaii United States
Kanak New Caledonia France
Niuean8,000Ko e Vagahau Niuē Niue New Zealand
Rapa Nui5,000Vananga Rapa Nui Easter Island Chile
Samoan55,000Gagana Sāmoa American Samoa United States
Sonsorolese600Ramari Dongosaro Sonsorol Palau
Tahitian120,000Reo Mā'ohi/Tahiti French Polynesia France
Tobian100Ramarih Hatohobei Hatohobei Palau
Tokelauan3,500Gagana Tokelau Tokelau New Zealand

Major languages

Languages with at least 3 million native speakers

Dialects and creoles

Dialects of major Austronesian languages
Creoles and pidgins based on Austronesian languages

See also

References

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