Javanese Language Language Family and ClassificationJavanese (ꦧꦱꦗꦮ, basa Jawa) is a member of the Austronesian language family, one of the world’s largest and most widely distributed linguistic families. Within this family, it belongs to the Malayo-Polynesian branch, specifically to the Western Malayo-Polynesian group and further to the Javanic subgroup. Closely related languages include Sundanese, Madurese, […]
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The Indonesian language Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia, literally “the language of Indonesia”) is the standardized form of Malay used as the official and national language of the Republic of Indonesia. It functions as a lingua franca across an archipelago of hundreds of local languages and dialects, and as the language of government, education, media and wider
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Ilocano (Iloko, Ilóko, Ilokáno) Ilocano (also written Iloko or Ilóko) is an Austronesian language spoken in the northern Philippines and by diaspora communities abroad. It is one of the country’s major regional languages and serves both as a mother tongue and a regional lingua franca across much of northern Luzon and parts of central and
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Hawaiian language (ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi) Overview.Hawaiian (ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi) is an Eastern Polynesian language of the Austronesian family, historically the indigenous language of the Hawaiian Islands and the Hawaiian people. It is written with a Latin alphabet adapted in the 1820s and uses two important diacritics: the ʻokina (a glottal stop written as ʻ) and the kahakō
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Filipino Language Filipino (Wikang Filipino) is the national language of the Philippines and one of its two official languages, alongside English. It serves as a standardized variety of Tagalog, which is the basis of its grammar, phonology, and core vocabulary. Filipino belongs to the Austronesian language family, specifically the Malayo-Polynesian branch, within the Philippine subfamily.
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Fijian (Vosa vaka-Viti) Fijian (endonym Vosa vaka-Viti, also called iTaukei when referring to indigenous Fijians and their language) is an Austronesian language of the Oceanic branch spoken in the Republic of Fiji. It is one of Fiji’s official languages and the principal indigenous language of the Fijian people. Classification and related languages Fijian belongs to
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