WMP

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WMP is an abbreviation for Western Malayo-Polynesian, a traditional subgrouping of the Austronesian language family encompassing many languages of western Island Southeast Asia and nearby regions.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
WMP canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf abbreviation ⓘ
linguistic subgroup ⓘ
traditional classification ⓘ
classificationStatus partly obsolete in modern comparative linguistics ⓘ
traditional ⓘ
contrastedWith Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian ⓘ
encompasses languages of Bali ⓘ
languages of Borneo ⓘ
languages of Java ⓘ
languages of Madagascar ⓘ
languages of Sulawesi ⓘ
languages of Sumatra ⓘ
languages of the Lesser Sunda Islands ⓘ
languages of the Philippines ⓘ
languages of western Island Southeast Asia ⓘ
languages of western New Guinea ⓘ
geographicRegion Island Southeast Asia ⓘ
linked to: Malay Archipelago

Madagascar ⓘ
western New Guinea ⓘ
hasAbbreviation WMP ⓘ
hasAlternativeName West Malayo-Polynesian ⓘ
hasSubgroup Bornean languages ⓘ
Javanese language group ⓘ
Malagasy language group ⓘ
linked to: Malagasy

Philippine languages ⓘ
Sulawesi languages ⓘ
Sundanese language group ⓘ
includesLanguage Balinese ⓘ
Bikol ⓘ
linked to: Bikol language

Buginese ⓘ
linked to: Buginese language

Cebuano ⓘ
linked to: Cebuano language

Hiligaynon ⓘ
linked to: Hiligaynon language

Ilocano ⓘ
linked to: Ilocano language

Indonesian ⓘ
Javanese ⓘ
Kapampangan ⓘ
Madurese ⓘ
Makassarese ⓘ
Malagasy ⓘ
Malay ⓘ
Minangkabau ⓘ
Sundanese ⓘ
Tagalog ⓘ
languageFamily Austronesian ⓘ
partOf Austronesian language family ⓘ
standsFor Western Malayo-Polynesian ⓘ
subgroupOf Austronesian languages ⓘ
usedIn historical Austronesian classifications ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Western Malayo-Polynesian → hasAbbreviation → WMP ⓘ
subject linked to: WMP