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Austronesian languages Figure 1: A subgrouping of the Austronesian languages, with the approximate number of languages in each group shown in parentheses. AN = Austronesian family; F = Formosan, a cover term for perhaps six primary branches of the Austronesian family; MP = Malayo-Polynesian; WMP = Western Malayo-Polynesian; CEMP = Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian; CMP = Central Malayo-Polynesian; EMP = Eastern Malayo-Polynesian; SHWNG = South Halmahera–West–New Guinea; OC = Oceanic. Africa: languages and peoples
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Figure 1: A subgrouping of the Austronesian languages, with the approximate number of languages in each group shown in parentheses. AN = Austronesian family; F = Formosan, a cover term for perhaps six primary branches of the Austronesian family; MP = Malayo-Polynesian; WMP = Western Malayo-Polynesian; CEMP = Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian; CMP = Central Malayo-Polynesian; EMP = Eastern Malayo-Polynesian; SHWNG = South Halmahera–West–New Guinea; OC = Oceanic.
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