List of major and official Austronesian languages explained

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.

Official languages

Sovereign states

width=15%	Language	width=15% data-sort-type="number"	Speakers	width=15%	Native name	width=15%	Official status
	639,210	Na Vosa Vakaviti	Fiji
	100,000,000 (L1 & L2) 20,000,000 (L1) 80,000,000 (L2)	Wikang Filipino	Philippines
	120,000	Taetae ni Kiribati	Kiribati
	120,000 (L2)	Hiri Motu	Papua New Guinea
	300,000,000	Bahasa Indonesia	Indonesia
	35,000,000	Bahasa Melayu/بهاس ملايو	Indonesia Malaysia Singapore
	18,000,000	Fiteny Malagasy	Madagascar
	150,000	Te Reo Māori	New Zealand
	55,000	Kajin M̧ajeļ	Marshall Islands
	6,000	Dorerin Naoero	Nauru
	15,000	Tekoi er a Belau	Palau
	510,000	Gagana Sāmoa	Samoa
	800,000	Lia-Tetun	Indonesia
	108,000	Lea Faka-Tonga	Tonga
	13,000	Te Ggana/Gagana Tuuvalu	Tuvalu

Territories

width=15%	Language	width=15% data-sort-type="number"	Speakers	width=15%	Native name	width=15%	Official status	width=15%	Country
	5,700	Refaluwasch		United States
	95,000	Fino' CHamoru		United States
	14,000	Māori Kūki 'Āirani Te Reo Ipukarea		New Zealand
	24,000	ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi		United States
	100,000,000 approx.(~3,000,000 in the Special Region of Yogyakarta)	Basa Jawa		Indonesia Suriname^[1] Sri Lanka^[2] New Caledonia^[3]
				France
	8,000	Ko e Vagahau Niuē		New Zealand
	5,000	Vananga Rapa Nui		Chile
	55,000	Gagana Sāmoa		United States
	600	Ramari Dongosaro		Palau
	120,000	Reo Mā'ohi/Tahiti		France
	100	Ramarih Hatohobei		Palau
	3,500	Gagana Tokelau		New Zealand

Major languages

Languages with at least 3 million native speakers

• Javanese (100 million)
• Tagalog (Filipino) (47 million native, ~100 million total)
• Indonesian (42 million native, ~270 million total)
• Sundanese (42 million)
• Malay (30 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)
• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 121 Years of Javanese People in New Caledonia . Akhyari Hananto . December 8, 2017 . Seasia: Good News from Southeast Asia.
2. Web site: 121 Years of Javanese People in New Caledonia . Akhyari Hananto . December 8, 2017 . Seasia: Good News from Southeast Asia.
3. Web site: 121 Years of Javanese People in New Caledonia . Akhyari Hananto . December 8, 2017 . Seasia: Good News from Southeast Asia.