Palauan

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A language of Palau

ISO 639-3
pau
Alternate Names
Belauan, Palau
Autonym
Tekoi ra Belau
User Population

11,700 in Palau (2019). Total users in all countries: 15,840.

Location

Widespread.

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Language Status

1 (National). Statutory national language (1979, Constitution, Article 13(1)).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Palauan
Dialects

Little dialect variation.

Typology

SVO.

Language Use

Vigorous. Used by all.

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1964.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Palauan
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

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