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.

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WMP canonical 2

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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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Western Malayo-Polynesian hasAbbreviation WMP
subject linked to: WMP