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In linguistics, the Philippine languages are a 1991 proposal by Robert Blust that all the languages of the Philippines and northern Sulawesi—except Sama–Bajaw (languages of the "Sea Gypsies") and a few languages of Palawan—form a subfamily of Austronesian languages. Although the Philippines is near the center of Austronesian expansion from Formosa, there is little linguistic diversity among the approximately 150 Philippine languages, suggesting that earlier diversity has been erased by the spread of the ancestor of the modern Philippine languages.〔Adelaar & Himmelmann 2005)〕〔More diverse Philippine-type are found in Borneo.〕 Philippine languages make up the oldest non-Formosan languages of the Austronesian language family, with several languages preserving the proto-Austronesian schwa and d–r assonance lost in the Sunda–Sulawesi languages. ==Classification== From approximately north to south, Adelaar and Himmelmann (2005) divide the Philippine languages into the following groups: *Northern Philippine languages * *Batanic languages (4 languages between Luzon and Formosa) * *Northern Luzon languages (40 languages, including Ilocano) * *Central Luzon languages (5 languages, including Kapampangan) * *Northern Mindoro languages (or North Mangyan; 3 languages) * * *Southern Mindoro languages (3 languages) * *Central Philippine languages (40 languages, including Tagalog and Cebuano) * *Palawan languages (3 languages) * *Mindanao languages (20 languages) * *Gorontalo–Mongondow languages (9 languages of Gorontalo and North Sulawesi) *Kalamian languages (2 languages of northern Palawan) *South Mindanao languages (5 languages) *Sangiric languages (4 languages of Sangir and Talaud Islands) *Minahasan languages (5 languages of North Sulawesi) In addition, the Umiray Dumaget, Manide and Inagta Alabat languages are unclassified within the Philippine family. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Philippine languages」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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