The Austronesian language family is one of the largest in the world, comprising more than 1,200 languages spoken from Madagascar to Hawaii. Dang Liu, Albert Min-Shan Ko and Mark Stoneking collected ...

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 ...

A Taiwanese aboriginal tribe performs a traditional dance at the inauguration of the Preparatory Office of Austronesian Forum, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007, in Taipei, Taiwan. In 2018, Taiwan restored the ...

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 ...