[permalink] [id link]
Despite the islands ' closer proximity to Taiwan than Luzon, it is important to not group the language with Formosan languages, which in fact includes ten of eleven sub-families of the Austronesian language family, whereas Ivatan is included with other Philippine languages in the Malayo-Polynesian sub-family of the Austronesian language family, an immense group of 1248 languages not restricted to the languages of the Philippines, but, as the name suggests, includes Malayic and Oceanic languages.
from
Wikipedia
Some Related Sentences
Despite and islands
Despite their proximity to Qatar ( Suwād al Janūbīyah is only 1. 4 km from the Qatari mainland at the peninsula of Ras Abruq, while Rubud Al Gharbiyah, the island closest to the main island of Bahrain, lies at a distance of 19. 7 km to it ), the islands belong to Bahrain but were the subject of a dispute between Bahrain and Qatar.
Despite adopting this style, and that the Vandals maintained their sea-power and their hold on the islands of the western Mediterranean Sea, Huneric did not have the prestige that his father Genseric had enjoyed with other states.
Despite the clear evidence that all the ancient ruins in Maldives are Buddhist, Heyerdahl claimed that early " sun-worshiping seafarers ", called the " Redin ", first settled on the islands.
Despite their marine adaptations, most sea snakes prefer shallow waters nearby land, around islands, especially waters that are somewhat sheltered, as well as near estuaries.
Despite this, the process by which Scots overtook Norn as the primary spoken language on the islands was not a swift one, and most natives of Orkney and Shetland likely spoke Norn as a first language until the late 16th and early-to-mid 17th centuries respectively.
Despite the exotic lure of the islands, Rouse missed Maryland.
Despite the limited land mass, there has also been a tendency for place names to be repeated ; there are, for instance, two islands named " Long Island ", three bays known as " Long Bay " and the town of St. George is located within the parish of St. George on the island of St. George ( each known as St. George's ), whereas Bermuda's capital, the City of Hamilton, lies in Pembroke Parish, not Hamilton Parish, on the largest island, " Main Island ", which itself is sometimes called " Bermuda " ( or " Great Bermuda ").
Despite the mooting of Operation Constellation et al., the Allies bypassed the islands and did not try to liberate them when they invaded Normandy.
Despite these conflicts other Aboriginal people were able to evade intense contact due to the lack of European activity on the bay islands.
Despite their small size, the islands have created a large popular music industry, which gained in international renown after the success of zouk music in the later 20th century.
Despite a popular image of modernity, artificial islands actually have a long history in many parts of the world, dating back to the crannogs of prehistoric Scotland and Ireland, the ceremonial centers of Nan Madol in Micronesia and the still extant floating islands of Lake Titicaca.
Despite the complexity of relations between the PRC and ROC, both governments agree that the islands are part of Taiwan as part of Toucheng Township in Yilan County of their respective divisions.
Despite historic evidence of Islamization spreading throughout the islands in the 13th-16th centuries, the archipelago came under Spanish rule in the 16th century.
Despite many fossil birds being found in the islands between these two areas being found none of these were of undescribed Cyanoramphus species.
Despite being a citizen of the Austro-Hungarian empire, which was at war with Australia which then controlled the Trobriand islands, he was allowed to stay ( provided he checked in with authorities every now and then ).
Despite these predators, there are many in Tasmania and its outlying smaller islands, and every year many are killed off to keep their numbers down.
Despite initiating the war Argentina had not prepared a plan for the subsequent defence of the islands.
Despite the harsh conditions the islands do support vegetation and are part of the Scotia Sea Islands tundra ecoregion, along with South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, the South Shetland Islands and Bouvet Island.
Despite the proximity of Matsushima to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the area was protected by the islands and suffered little damage.
Despite its strong smell and bitter taste, the fruit is nevertheless eaten as a famine food and, in some Pacific islands, even a staple food, either raw or cooked.
Despite having taken a German colony in China and a few other Pacific islands, as well as swaths of Siberia and the Russian port of Vladivostok, Japan was forced to give up all but the few islands it had gained during World War I.
Despite the similarity, the name of the country Brazil bears no relation to the mythical islands.
Despite Sweden's grievances over failing to gain control of the islands in 1921, all difficulties between Sweden and Finland were resolved by the mid-1930s.
Despite and closer
Despite this, Jellicoe succeeded in positioning his ships to good advantage, relying on other closer cruisers for final knowledge of the German's position, but necessitating last-minute decisions.
Despite student unrest in the 1960s, the institution continued to thrive and develop closer relations with Stanford.
" Despite Toledo ’ s efforts, the final terminus was decided to be built in Manhattan a half mile to the north of Toledo because it was closer to the lake.
Despite earlier settlements by England in The Americas, ( 1607: Jamestown, 1609: Bermuda, and 1620: Plymouth Colony, and closer to Barbadoes the Leeward Islands were claimed by the English at about the same time as Barbados: 1623: St Kitts, 1628: Nevis, 1632: Montserrat, 1632: Antigua.
Despite his confidence, Missouri inched closer to leaving on October 21 when its Board of Curators authorized Chancellor Brady Deaton to move the school out of the Big 12 Conference if it would be in the school's best interest to do so.
Despite this emphasis on the differences between standard Slovene and the dialects of the Slavia Italiana, the very same policies of Italianization that were first applied to the neighboring Julian March were extended to the Slavia, thus paradoxically bringing the local populations, which diverged in their historical experiences, closer together.
Despite such errors, closer examination reveal an even richer, deeper and more interesting story about a community that has been diverse, stable, progressive, far-sighted and which held far greater sway for the better part of two and a half centuries than one would associate with or ascribed to any community of such small size.
Despite being considerably closer to Youngstown, New Castle is part of the Pittsburgh DMA by Nielsen Media Research.
Despite the campaigns between 1590 and 1592, Henry IV was " no closer to capturing Paris ".
Despite their romantic interest, none of Lum's admirers would risk upsetting Lum by trying to force her and Ataru apart, although this doesn't stop them from trying to get Ataru punished from his own behavior, and interfering every time they get closer.
Despite its name, the airport is virtually equidistant between Frankfurt and Luxembourg — about to each city ( by road ); it is closer to Koblenz ( about ) and Mainz ( about ).
Early August, 1970: Despite their losses, the Soviets and Egyptians manage to press the air defenses closer to the canal, shooting down a number of Israeli aircraft.
Despite this, Vauxhall was competing strongly in the sales charts, and by 1999, was closer to Ford in terms of sales figures than it had been in years.
Despite being part of South Holland Province, the island's scenery and dialect is closer related to Zeeland than to Holland.
Despite the opposition of far-left parties, Sorsa supported the European Economic Community ( EEC ) free trade agreement in the 1970s, which would have made the ties between Finland and EEC countries closer.
Despite this, tobacco policy imposed a lower price on tobacco from areas closer to Manila.
Despite student unrest in the 1960s, the institution continued to thrive and develop closer relations with Stanford.
Despite his nature, he is also portrayed as generally closer to Doug in the second series than in the first, sometimes acting more like a friend.
Despite grassroots opposition, the Labour Party moved closer to coalition.
Despite the bombardment of Kagoshima, the Satsuma domain had become closer to the British and was pursuing the modernization of its army and navy with their support.
Despite being part of the Alex Kidd series, the game mechanics of Shinobi World are different from Alex Kidd in Miracle World and are much closer to the Master System version of Shinobi.
Despite geographic proximity, these two dialects are very dissimilar, with Kocievian being much closer to Kuyavian, to the point of some scholars calling it a variant of that dialect.
Despite its name, this species is not related to Buteo buzzards, and is taxonomically closer to the kites.
The typical claim then, is: ' Despite what another religion may claim, our truth is the real truth, or closer to the real truth.
Despite the former town's political ties to Nakatsu City, it is geographically closer to Hita City to its west.
1.244 seconds.