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The Austronesian language family comprises some 1,200 __________ including the Gilbertese and Tongan, which are spoken by 120,000 and 108,000 speakers, respectively—and accounts for one-fifth of the world’s languages, making it of keen interest to linguists like Marian Klamer.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A
languages,
B
languages:
C
languages
D
languages—