CMP languages

E148733

CMP languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in eastern Indonesia and surrounding regions.

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CMP languages canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian languages subgroup ⓘ
language subgroup ⓘ
classificationStatus controversial ⓘ
contrastedWith South Halmahera–West New Guinea languages ⓘ
Western Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
definedBy shared lexical innovations ⓘ
shared morphological innovations ⓘ
shared phonological innovations ⓘ
fieldOfStudy Austronesian linguistics ⓘ
fullName Central Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
geographicExtent Central Maluku ⓘ
Nusa Tenggara region of Indonesia ⓘ
linked to: Nusa Tenggara

Timor-Alor-Pantar area ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Central MP languages ⓘ
Central Malayo Polynesian languages ⓘ
hasSubgroup Aru languages ⓘ
Babar languages ⓘ
Banda languages ⓘ
Bima–Sumba languages ⓘ
Central Maluku languages ⓘ
Flores–Lembata languages ⓘ
Kei–Tanimbar languages ⓘ
linked to: Tanimbar languages

Selaru languages ⓘ
linked to: Selaru language

Southeast Maluku languages ⓘ
Teor–Kur languages ⓘ
Timoric languages ⓘ
Tukang Besi–Bonerate languages ⓘ
hasWritingSystem Latin script in many member languages ⓘ
languageCount dozens of individual languages ⓘ
linguisticFeature complex verbal morphology in many member languages ⓘ
frequent use of prefixation and suffixation ⓘ
numerous local sound changes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ⓘ
neighboringTo Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
partOf Austronesian language family ⓘ
Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
proposalDate 1970s ⓘ
proposedBy Robert Blust ⓘ
reconstructionTarget Proto-Central Malayo-Polynesian ⓘ
spokenInCountry Indonesia ⓘ
Timor-Leste ⓘ
spokenInRegion Banda Sea region ⓘ
linked to: Banda Sea

Lesser Sunda Islands ⓘ
Moluccas ⓘ
linked to: Maluku Islands

Timor area ⓘ
linked to: Timor

eastern Indonesia ⓘ
usedBy various ethnic groups of eastern Indonesia ⓘ

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