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... Western , or Indonesian , branch contains perhaps 200 languages , including such well- known tongues as Malay , Indonesian , Javanese , and Pili- pino , the national language of the Philippines ( based on Tagalog ) ; and an Eastern ...
... Western , or Indonesian , branch contains perhaps 200 languages , including such well- known tongues as Malay , Indonesian , Javanese , and Pili- pino , the national language of the Philippines ( based on Tagalog ) ; and an Eastern ...
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... Western Austronesian refers to a primary subgroup of Austronesian , contrasting with Oceanic , as indicated in the family tree in Table 2 . Table 2 : Austronesian Family Tree ( Theory 1 ) Proto - Austronesian Proto - Western ...
... Western Austronesian refers to a primary subgroup of Austronesian , contrasting with Oceanic , as indicated in the family tree in Table 2 . Table 2 : Austronesian Family Tree ( Theory 1 ) Proto - Austronesian Proto - Western ...
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... Western Austronesian . The Western Austronesian languages are so diverse internally that lit- tle can be said about their common characteristics apart from what has already been said of Proto - Austronesian . Most of the members of this ...
... Western Austronesian . The Western Austronesian languages are so diverse internally that lit- tle can be said about their common characteristics apart from what has already been said of Proto - Austronesian . Most of the members of this ...
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