mapTechnical information about ISO 639 language code map
The table below provides technical details for the Austronesian languages language, designated by the map code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Austronesian languages |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Related languages | MalayTagalogJavaneseMaoriMalagasy |
| Key facts | Austronesian is one of the world’s largest language families by geographic spread, stretching from Madagascar to Easter IslandIt contains more than 1,200 distinct languagesProto-Austronesian is reconstructed to have originated on Taiwan about 5,000–6,000 years agoThe family includes both some of the world’s most spoken languages (Malay, Javanese) and many endangered ones spoken by fewer than 1,000 peopleReduplication (repeating a word or part) is a common grammatical feature across many Austronesian languages. |
| Sample phrase | Halo, apa kabar? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Austronesian languages language, identified by the code map, falls under the 'Collective' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Genetic' by its type.
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