mˈeɪdʒaɪ spˈiːkɚz hæv fɚɹə lˈɔŋ tˈaɪm hæd klˈoʊs kˈɑːntækts ænd pɹˈɑːbəbli ɛkstˈɛnsɪv ˌɪntᵻɡɹˈeɪʃən wɪð ˌɔːstɹoʊnˈiːʒən spˈiːkɚz, wɪððə ɹɪzˈʌlt ðæt ðɛɹ hˈæzbiːn ɐ sɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt ɐdˈɑːpʃən ʌv ˌɔːstɹoʊnˈiːʒən voʊkˈæbjʊlˌɛɹi ɚɹˈaʊnd θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹɾi pɚsˈɛnt, pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli mæɡˈɔːɹi, ɡædˈeɪsuː, sˈuːaʊ, ˈaʊmə, jˈoʊbə ænd bˈiːnə, ʌvwˈɪtʃ ðə lˈæst θɹˈiː ɑːɹ nˈaʊ ɛkstˈɪŋkt.
Magi speakers have for a long time had close contacts and (probably extensive) integration with Austronesian speakers, with the result that there has been a significant adoption of Austronesian vocabulary (around 30–40%, particularly Magori, Gadaisu, Suau, Ouma, Yoba and Bina, of which the last three are now extinct).