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Palauan

Palauan

English

Alternative forms

Belauan

Proper noun

Palauan

A language spoken in the Pacific, in the Republic of Palau. It is a member of the Austronesian family of languages, and is considered to be one of two languages in Micronesia belonging to the Western Austronesian group, all others considered to be members of the Oceanic subgroup.

Translations

language

Finnish: palau (fi)
Romanian: palauană f

Russian: палауский ‎(palauskij), палау (ru) ‎(palau), белау ‎(belau)
Swedish: palauiska (sv) c

External links

Ethnologue entry for Palauan, pau

Noun

Palauan ‎(plural Palauans)

Someone from Palau.

Translations

someone from Palau

Esperanto: palaŭano (man or woman), palaŭanino (woman)
Finnish: palaulainen (fi)
French: Palaosien (fr) m, Palaosienne (fr) f, Palaois (fr) m, Palaoise f
German: Palauer (de) m, Palauerin (de) f
Romanian: palauan m, palauană f

Spanish: palauano (es) m
Swedish: palauer (sv) c
Turkish: Palaulu (tr)

Adjective

Palauan ‎(not comparable)

From Palau

Translations

from Palau

Finnish: palaulainen (fi)
Romanian: palauan

Spanish: palauano (es) m
Swedish: palauisk (sv)

External links

Ethnologue entry for Palauan, pau