Austronesian peoples

{{Infobox ethnic group | group = Austronesian people | image = | image_caption = The Amis people of Taiwan performing a traditional tribal dance | pop = 400 million | region1 = | pop1 = 270 million (2020) | region2 = | pop2 = 109.3 million (2020) | region3 = | pop3 = 24 million (2016) | region4 = | pop4 = 19.2 million (2017) | region5 = | pop5 = 4.7 million | region6 = | pop6 = 1.9 million | region7 = | pop7 = 1.3 million | region8 = | pop8 = 1.2 million (2015) | region9 = | pop9 = 1.2 million (2019) | region10 = | pop10 = 936,375 (2023) | region11 = | pop11 = 855,000 (2006) | region12 = | pop12 = 576,300 | region13 = | pop13 = 575,067 (2020) | region14 = | pop14 = 478,000 (2005) | region15 = | pop15 = 450,000 (2006) | region16 = | pop16 = 272,000 | region17 = | pop17 = 249,000 (2011) | region18 = | pop18 = 230,000 (2017) | region19 = | pop19 = 195,000 (2016) | region20 = | pop20 = 150,000 (2010) | region21 = | pop21 = 157,445 (2020)<ref> The Austronesian peoples, sometimes referred to as Austronesian-speaking peoples, are a large group of peoples in Taiwan, Malay Peninsula, parts of Mainland Southeast Asia, Maritime Southeast Asia, Micronesia, coastal New Guinea, Island Melanesia, Polynesia, and Madagascar that speak Austronesian languages. They also include indigenous ethnic minorities in Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Hainan, the Comoros, and the Torres Strait Islands. The nations and territories predominantly populated by Austronesian-speaking peoples are sometimes known collectively as Austronesia. They originated from a prehistoric seaborne migration, known as the Austronesian expansion from pre-Han Taiwan, circa 1500 to 1000 BCE. Austronesians reached the northernmost Philippines, specifically the Batanes Islands, by around 2200 BCE. They used sails some time before 2000 BCE.