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Austric languages
Hypothetical parent family of the Austroasiatic and Austronesian languages / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Austric languages are a proposed language family that includes the Austronesian languages spoken in Taiwan, Maritime Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, and Madagascar, as well as Kra–Dai and Austroasiatic languages spoken in Mainland Southeast Asia and South Asia. A genetic relationship between these language families is seen as plausible by some scholars, but remains unproven.[1][2]
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Geographic distribution | Southeast Asia, Pacific Islands, South Asia, East Asia, Madagascar |
Linguistic classification | Proposed language family |
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Glottolog | None |
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Additionally, Hmong–Mien languages are included by some linguists, and even Japanese was speculated to be Austric in an early version of the hypothesis by Paul K. Benedict.[3]