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Austronesisk

Austronesisk is a group of languages and cultures that originated from Taiwan and subsequently migrated to and developed across different parts of Asia, the Pacific, and the Indian Ocean.

The term 'Austronesian' was first used by Friedrich Ratzel in 1895 to describe the geographical distribution

The Austronesian language family consists of hundreds of languages spoken across Taiwan, mainland Southeast Asia, the

Characteristics of the Austronesian languages include complex sentence structures, phonological features such as convex vowels and

Although the origin of Austronesian languages and cultures is not definitively established, linguistic and archaeological evidence

of
languages
and
cultures
across
Oceania,
which
suggested
a
common
origin
in
Taiwan
or
the
surrounding
islands.
Subsequent
research
and
linguistic
studies
support
the
notion
of
a
common
Austronesian
language
family,
although
the
exact
timing
and
origin
of
the
migration
is
still
a
matter
of
debate.
Philippines,
Indonesia,
Malaysia,
Brunei,
East
Malaysia,
Madagascar,
and
the
Pacific
islands.
Certain
languages
of
the
group,
such
as
Malay,
Javanese,
Balinese,
Formosan
languages,
and
Hawaiian,
Tharu
and
the
many
languages
of
Formosan
and
Taiwanese
languages.
velar
initials,
and
grammatical
features
such
as
possessive
markers,
topic
markers,
and
aspiration.
suggests
a
migration
out
of
Taiwan
around
2500-1500
BCE.
Austronesian
languages
are
still
spoken
by
millions
of
people
around
the
world,
and
continue
to
have
cultural
and
historical
importance
in
various
parts
of
the
globe.