Austronesian

large language family mostly of Southeast Asia and the Pacific
Language language_family Q49228
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Austronesian

Summary

Austronesian is a language family[1]. Austronesian ranks in the top 1% of language_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,059 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Austronesian's instance of is recorded as language family[3].
  • Austronesian is a type of Austro-Tai[4].
  • Austronesian is a type of Austric[5].
  • Austronesian is a type of Sino-Austronesian[6].
  • Austronesian's Commons category is recorded as Austronesian languages[7].
  • Austronesian comprises Malayo-Polynesian[8].
  • Austronesian comprises Formosan[9].
  • Austronesian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Austronesian languages[10].
  • Austronesian's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+300000000'}[11].
  • Austronesian's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • Austronesian's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13].
  • Austronesian's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14].
  • Austronesian's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15].
  • Austronesian's topic has template is recorded as Template:Austronesian languages[16].
  • Austronesian's different from is recorded as Austroasiatic[17].
  • Austronesian's studied by is recorded as Austronesian studies[18].
  • Austronesian's exact match is recorded as http://data.linguistik.de/bll/bll-ontology#bll-133078795[19].
  • Austronesian's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[20].

Why It Matters

Austronesian ranks in the top 1% of language_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,059 views/month).[2] Austronesian has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] Austronesian is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Unesco thesaurus id concept321
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 3967, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
  2. 22d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ndl authority id 00568976
    Nci thesaurus id C161901
    National library of korea id KSH2002030907
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P349]]: 00568976"
  3. 27d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of Austro-Tai, Austric, Sino-Austronesian
    Glottolog code aust1307
    Has part(s) Malayo-Polynesian, Formosan
    Topic has template Template:Austronesian languages
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2892]]: CL970571"
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