In Memoriam: Isidore Dyen, Was a Specialist in Austronesian Languages Isidore Dyen, an emeritus professor of linguistics at Yale who is known for his seminal work on Austronesian languages and ...

During the forum, local scholars and international experts, including members from New Zealand's Te Mātāwai, an organization for Maori language revitalization, discussed strategies and measures for ...

Complex genetic data now confirms that mitochondrial DNA found in Pacific islanders was present in Island Southeast Asia at a much earlier period. The languages known as Austronesian are spoken by ...

Microsoft has been hard at work adding six new languages to Microsoft Translator, which the company says will unlock communication opportunities for 119 million Austronesian speakers around the world.

New genetic research reveals the complex demographic history of Vanuatu, explaining how Austronesian languages were retained throughout its history despite near-total replacement of early Austronesian ...

The Austronesian Expansion, which began around 5,500 years ago likely in modern-day Taiwan, was the most geographically extensive dispersal of farming peoples in prehistory, ultimately carrying people ...

Ascertaining the genetic relationships between Austronesian populations is paramount to understanding their dispersal throughout the islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The start of the ...

THE languages known as Austronesian are spoken by more than 380 million people in territories that include Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Madagascar and the islands of the Pacific. How ...

– 12 November 2024 - The 2024 Austronesian Languages Revitalization Forum, organized by Taiwan's Indigenous Languages Research and Development Foundation (ILRDF), centers on the theme of "Building ...