Maps

ECAI Digital Language Atlas of the Pacific Area

The Austronesian Team has released the ©ECAI Digital Language Atlas of the Pacific. The atlas includes the Pacific area, Southeast Asia (apart from Burma), and Madagascar. It is now available through the ECAI Clearinghouse. The Dataset is registered as ECAI Clearinghouse Record Number 20237. See Language Atlas for information about the source and copyright of the data.

View Scanned Images: Pacific Language Atlas 47 Leaves

View Dynamic Map: Pacific Language TimeMap

Download GIS spatial data: Shape files (Zip file)

View Hi Res JPEG composite file of the Language Atlas (14mb) with Zoomify

View Atlas descriptive texts (5mb) or descriptive texts with Zoomify

Other Mapping Projects

Austronesian Language Mapping
The Austronesian Team working with Paul Li and Acadmia Sinica has digitized several maps concerning the dispersal and classification of Austronesian languages.

View Dynamic TimeMap of Austronesian Languages

Austronesian Languages Zones
Peter Bellwood 2000

Image JPEG (1mb)
Image Zoomify
Image Georectified - jpg and jpw files (zip file)

Austronesian Language Dispersal
Paul Li 2001

Hi-Res Image JPEG (8mb)
Image Zoomify
Image Georectified: jpg and jpw (Zip file)

Formosan Languages and Yami
A Formosan and Yami Language demonstration mapspace is now available.

View the TimeMap Formosan Language Demo showing the possibilities for navigating from language map to related web sources.

View an html walk through of the Formosan Language demo

The Dispersal of the Formosan Aborigines in Taiwan
Paul Li 2000

Hi-Res Image JPEG (3.5mb)
View image with zoomify

Formosan and Yami Language Zones
Paul Li 2000

Image JPEG (311kb)
Image Georectified: jpg and jpw (Zip file)

Batanes Project
The Austronesian team is participating in a collaboration with the ECAI central team, the School of Information Management and Systems at UC Berkeley, and the Shung Ye Museum to develop maps and cultural resources on the Batanes Island area. Check out the Batanes Cultural Atlas.

Batanes Island Image (50kb)

Language Atlas of the Pacific Area
Philippines Leaf (including Batan Island / Batanes in the North)
Wurm and Hattori 1981 and 1983

Hi-Res Philippines Map Image JPEG (2.6mb)
View Philippines image with zoomify
Image Georectified: jpg and jpw (Zip file)

Language Atlas of the Pacific Area
Taiwan Leaf
(including Lanyu or Lan-yu (Orchid Island) in the South)
Wurm and Hattori 1981 and 1983

Taiwan Map Image JPEG (101kb)
View Taiwan image with zoomify
Image Georectified: jpg and jpw (Zip file)

Cebuano Project
The Austronesian Team is participating in a collaboration with ECAI Central , the IMLS project, and the School of Information Management and Systems at UC Berkeley to develop a resource on the Cebuano language of the Philippines. Check out the project Web site or see the Cebuano dynamic map.

Language Atlas of the Pacific Area
Cebuano Leaf
Wurm and Hattori 1981 and 1983

Hi-Res Cebuano Map Image JPEG (4mb)
View Cebuano image with zoomify
Image Georectified: jpg and jpw (Zip file)