The Austronesian Language
Finally, I am on a Blogging Mood today. Initially, I intended to go to the office and submit my long outstanding claim forms but on a second thought I probably do it tomorrow, and I am so sluggish to venture out under the hot baking sun just yet. Tomorrow can always wait – procrastination of course, on a different blending.
It is always difficult to start writing on a new page on your blog – the choice of words or technically, the choice of morphemes whether bound or unbound, inflectional or derivational or any option of words for that matter, and grouping them together to a grammatical whole. Grammatical! I wish I could just jot anything that flows out of my mind, be it grammatical or not, as long as it make sense, blogging can be much more entertaining.
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Surfing through the net last night, I came across an exclusive but peculiar term Austronesian. A quick Google search bombarded me with countless information upon which I chose the best one that I think befitting to my query. I would like to share my findings with you and hope that you would drop a line or two comments concerning to this inquiry.
Austronesian – Dusun girls
Austronesian peoples are basically a population in Oceania and Southeast Asia that speak languages of the Austronesian family. Austronesian peoples include: Taiwanese aborigines; the majority ethnic groups of East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Brunei, Madagascar, Micronesia, and Polynesia, as well as the Polynesian peoples of New Zealand and Hawaii, and the Austronesian peoples of Melanesia. They are also found in the Pattani region of Thailand, and the Cham areas of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Hainan, China (remnants of the Champa kingdom which covered central and southern Vietnam). The territories settled by Austronesian peoples are known collectively as Austronesia. (Source)
Austronesian – Philipines
The 427 Austronesian language family (source)
A
Abellen language
Aboriginal Malay languages
Aceh-Chamic languages
Acehnese language
Admiralty Island languages
Adzera language
Agutaynen language
Aigon language
Ajië language
Alangan language
Albay Bicolano
Alo-Teqel language
Alorese
Amara language
East Ambae language
Ambai language
Ambala language
Aneityum language
Angaur language
Ansus language
Anuki language
Anus language
Anuta language
Arawe languages
Arawe-Pasismanua languages
Are language
Are languages
Are-Taupota languages
Aribwatsa language
Arop-Lokep language
Arosi language
Aru languages
Asi language
Astrolabe languages
Atayal language
‘Auhelawa language
Aulua language
Austral language
Awad Bing language
Austronesian – Sarawak
B
Babar languages
Babuza language
Baeggu language
Bakumpai language
Bali-Sasak languages
Bali-Vitu languages
Banggai language
Banggi languages
Banjar language
Barito languages
Basay language
Batak Karo language
Batak languages
Batanic languages
Bauro language
Bel languages
Bengkulu language
Berawan–Lower Baram languages
Biak language
Bibling languages
Bikol languages
Bil Bil language
Bima-Sumba languages
Bobot language
Boholano dialect
Bolaang Mongondow language
Bolango language
Bolinao language
Bontoc language
Bornean languages
Buang languages
Buhid language
Bungku-Tolaki languages
Bushi language
Busu languages
Butuanon language
Austronesian couple
C
Caluyanon language
Arthur Capell
Carolinian language
Cemhui
Cenderawasih languages
Central Bikolano
Central Luzon languages
Central Maluku languages
Central Northern New Caledonian languages
Central Pacific languages
Central Philippine languages
Cham language
Choiseul languages
Coastal Bikol languages
Cuyonon language
D
Dadibi language
Danao languages
Doga language
Dori’o language
Drehet language
Duke language
Dusunic languages
E
East Barito languages
East Central Maluku languages
East Fijian languages
East Manus languages
Eastern Admiralty Island languages
Eastern Polynesian languages
North Efate language
Epi languages
Erromanga languages
A Dusun girl
F
Fagani language
Fiafia
Futuna-Aniwan
Futunan language
G
Ga’dang language
Galoli
Gayo language
Gedaged language
Gela language
Gela languages
Gela-Guadalcanal languages
Ghanongga language
Ghari language
Golin language
Gone Dau language
Gorontalo language
Gorontalo-Mongondow languages
H
Halmahera Sea languages
Hanunó′o language
Hoava language
Hote languages
Hote-Buang languages
Huon Gulf languages
I
Ibanic languages
Inland Bikol languages
Iraya language
I cont.
Iriga Bicolano
J
Jambi Malay
Jayapura Bay languages
K
Kagayanen language
Kahua language
Kaili-Pamona languages
Kairiru languages
Kairiru-Manam languages
Kalamian languages
Kalinga language
Kamayo language
Kanakanabu language
Kangean language
Kankana-ey language
Kapingamarangi language
Kara language (Papua New Guinea)
Karnai language
Karore language
Kaulong language
Kavalan language
Kawaimina
Kayan-Murik languages
Kela language
Kelabit language
Kelabitic languages
Kemak language
Kenyah languages
Kiai language
Kilivila-Louisiades languages
Kiput language
Kokota language
Korap languages
Kosraean language
Krio Dayak language
Kusaghe language
Kutai Language
L
Laghu language
Lakon language
Lamenu-Baki languages
Lamogai language
Lampung language
Lampungic languages
Land Dayak languages
Languages of Oceania
Lara language
Lau language (Malaita)
Lauan language
Lavongai-Nalik languages
Lihir language
Lola language
Lomaiviti language
Lorediakarkar language
Lote language
Loun language
Lower Markham languages
Loyalty Island languages
Lungga language
M
Ma’anyan language
Madurese language
Mag-indi language
Mag-antsi language
Maguindanao language
Mahakam languages
Makassarese language
Malaita languages
Malaita–San Cristobal languages
The Dusun language is classified as – Austronesian:Malayo-Polynesian:North Borneo:Sabahan:Dusunic:Dusun (source)
Dusun Language Discussion of the Day
(Elements of Humour were included)
Sentence Structures:
- Simple Sentence is primarily a sentence with only one subject and one predicate comprising of two constituents – a noun phrase and a verb phrase.
- Mihad ih Kundipoi. (Kundipoi cries)
- mihad (cries – Verb Phrase)
- ih Kundipoi (ih Kundipoi – Noun Phrase)
- Compound Sentences are sentences that are made up of two or more clauses joined together by coordinating conjunctions of which each clause has equal status in the sentence.
- Minihad ih Kundipoi om miningirak ih Kudurau. (Kundipoi cried and Kudurau laughed)
- Minihad ih Kundipoi (VP + NP)
- om (Coordinating conjunction)
- miningirak ih Kudurau (VP + NP)
- *NP=Noun Phrase VP=Verb Phrase
- Complex Sentences are sentences that contain at least one subordinate clause and no conjoined main clauses. These may contain any number of noun clauses (NC), adverbial clauses (AdvC), and relative clauses (RC).
- Ih sumandak nopo di nokosirit nga nokoilo do muhang ih Kudurau dau / disio.
- Ih Sumandak nopo (NP) – The girl
- di nokosirit (RC) – who shitted (on her pants)
- nga nokoilo (V) – knew
- do muhang ih Kudurau dau / disio (NC) – that Kudurau likes her.
[End of Part X]
The Austronesian Language
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