Proto-Malayo-Polynesian language
Reconstructed ancestor of the Malayo-Polynesian languages / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (PMP) is the reconstructed ancestor of the Malayo-Polynesian languages, which is by far the largest branch (by current speakers) of the Austronesian language family. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian is ancestral to all Austronesian languages spoken outside Taiwan, as well as the Yami language on Taiwan's Orchid Island. The first systematic reconstruction of Proto-Austronesian ("Uraustronesisch") by Otto Dempwolff was based on evidence from languages outside of Taiwan, and was therefore actually the first reconstruction of what is now known as Proto-Malayo-Polynesian.[1]
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Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | |
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PMP | |
Reconstruction of | Malayo-Polynesian |
Region | Luzon Strait? |
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