Palauan
tekoi er a Belau
Palauan is an Austronesian language spoken in Palau, by about 17 thousand people.
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Palauan (a tekoi er a Belau) is a Malayo-Polynesian language native to the Republic of Palau, where it is one of the two official languages, alongside English. It is widely used in day-to-day life in the country. Palauan is not closely related to other Malayo-Polynesian languages and its exact classification within the family is unclear.
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Written down
A rogui 'l chad el mechell a ngarngii a ilmokl er tir ra diosisiu el llemalt. Ngarngii er tir a uldesuir mete mo meruul el mo rar bebil lokiu a ungil 'l omeruul ra klauchad.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in Palauan
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | dil | |
| person | chad | |
| eye | mad | |
| heart | reng | |
| skin | melabd | |
| water | ralm | |
| fire | ngau | |
| moon | buil | |
| stone | bad | |
| leaf | llel | |
| dog | bilis | |
| fish | ngikel | |
| horse | uos | |
| pig | babii | |
| snake | bersoech | |
| five | eim | |
| salt | sar | |
| hello | alii | |
| thank you | sulang | |
| yes | chochoi | |
| black | chedelekelek |
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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