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The 55 pages that link to Austronesian languages, each with the reason it gives.

• BorneoRelated: Austronesian languages are widely spoken across Borneo and reflect its settlement history.

• New GuineaRelated: Austronesian-speaking communities add a distinct linguistic history to the island’s Papuan-language diversity.

• Lapita cultureRelated: Lapita dispersal is often linked to the spread of ancestral Oceanic languages.

• Papua New GuineaRelated: They coexist with Papuan languages in Papua New Guinea, especially along coasts and islands.

• MelanesiaRelated: Austronesian-speaking migrations shaped many Melanesian languages and societies.

• OceaniaRelated: Its spread illuminates deep connections among many Pacific island societies.

• TimorRelated: Austronesian languages are among the island’s major language groups.

• Taiwanese Indigenous peoplesRelated: Comparative linguistics links Taiwan’s Indigenous languages to a far-reaching language family.

• Admiralty IslandsRelated: Austronesian languages are spoken in parts of the Admiralty Islands alongside Papuan languages.

• MelanesiansRelated: Many Melanesian communities speak Austronesian languages alongside Papuan languages.

• Culture of OceaniaRelated: Austronesian languages connect many Oceanian communities while reflecting distinct local histories.

• Music of PolynesiaRelated: Shared linguistic ancestry helps explain connections among Polynesian song traditions.

• Papuan PeninsulaRelated: Austronesian-speaking communities occupy some coastal areas of the peninsula.

• Prehistory of TaiwanRelated: Taiwan’s prehistoric cultural changes are central to debates about the family’s early dispersal.