Philippine  language within the  Austronesian  language family. Being  Malayo-Polynesian , it is related to other Austronesian languages such as  Malagasy ,  Javanese , Indonesian ,  Malay ,  Tetum  (of Timor), and  Tao language  (of Taiwan). It is closely related to the languages spoken in the  Bicol  and  Visayas  regions such as