Linguistic Research Implies Austronesian Expanse Originated with Eastern Taiwanese People

The Austronesian spread is said to have started with indigenous seafarers in eastern Taiwan, according to linguistics.

It is generally agreed upon that speakers of Austronesian languages originated in Taiwan and arrived in the Philippines some 4,000 years ago.

This, along with other seafaring innovations, enabled them to distribute to the Indo-Pacific ocean's islands. They eventually spread as far as Easter Island to the east, Madagascar to the west, Hawaii to the north,…