Palau
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English
[eng] Users: 21,440 in Palau, all users. L1 users: 3,440 in Palau (2019). L2 users: 18,000 (Crystal 2003a). Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (1979, Constitution, Article 13(1)). Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English.
Japanese
[jpn] Users: 1,120 in Palau, all users. L1 users: 120 in Palau (2008 UNSD). L2 users: 1,000. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Japonic.
Palauan
[pau] Widespread. Users: 11,700 in Palau (2019). Total users in all countries: 15,840. Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (1979, Constitution, Article 13(1)). Alternate Names: Belauan, Palau. Autonym: Tekoi ra Belau. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Palauan.
Sonsorolese
[sov] Sonsorol state: Merir, Pulo Anna, and Sonsorol islands. Users: 360 (2007 R. Dongosaro). About 60 on the outer islands (Sonsoral 30, Pulo Anna 10, Merir 3) and 300 in Koror town, Echang village. Status: 6b (Threatened). Recognized language (1979, Constitution, Article 13(1)). Alternate Names: Sonsorol, Sonsorol-Tobi. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Micronesian, Micronesian Proper, Pohnpeic-Chuukic, Chuukic.
Tagalog
[tgl] Users: 1,780 in Palau (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Central Philippine, Central Philippine, Tagalog.
Tobian
[tox] Hatohobei state: Helen and Tobi islands; Koror state: Koror island. Users: 150 (2017). Status: 6b (Threatened). Alternate Names: Hatohobei, Tobi. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Micronesian, Micronesian Proper, Pohnpeic-Chuukic, Chuukic.