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| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
| The official languages of Palau are '''Palauan''' and '''English''', except in two states (Sonsorol and Hatohobei) where the local languages, '''Sonsorolese''' and '''Tobian''', respectively, along with Palauan, are official. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Palau," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau#Languages, accessed 23 Jun 2021.</ref>
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| '''Palauan''' - 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. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Palauan language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palauan_language, accessed 23 Jun 2021.</ref>
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| '''Sonsorolese''' - a Micronesian language spoken in Palau, originally on the islands composing the state of Sonsorol, and spreading through migration elsewhere in the country. It is very close to Tobian. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Sonsorolese language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonsorolese_language, accessed 23 Jun 2021.</ref>
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| '''Tobian''' - a Micronesian language spoken by approximately 150 people. It is the language of Tobi, one of the Southwest Islands of Palau, and the main island of Hatohobei state. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Tobian language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobian_language, accessed 23 Jun 2021.</ref>
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| ==Word List(s)== | | ==Word List(s)== |
| * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palauan_language#:~:text=Palauan%20phrases Palauan phrases] - Wikipedia
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| * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palauan_language#:~:text=Palauan%20numerals Palauan numerals] - Wikipedia
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| * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonsorolese_language#:~:text=Vocabulary Sonsorolese Word List] - Wikipedia
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| * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonsorolese_language#:~:text=Numerals Sonsorolese Numerals] - Wikipedia
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| * [https://tekinged.com/dosuub/phrases.php Common Palauan Phrases]
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| * [https://quizlet.com/106769084/common-palauan-phrases-flash-cards/ Common Palauan Phrases] - Quizlet
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| * [https://wikitravel.org/en/Palauan_phrasebook Palauan phrasebook]
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| * [http://www.sonsorol.com/language/#:~:text=Words%20and%20phrases Sonsorolese Words and Phrases]
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| ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | | ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== |
| '''Alphabet'''
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| * Phillips, Lori. ''Palauan Alphabet.'' Honolulu, Hawaii: Bess Press, 2004. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/55799453 WorldCat].
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| * [https://omniglot.com/writing/palauan.htm#:~:text=Palauan%20alphabet Palauan Alphabet] - Omniglot
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| * [https://omniglot.com/writing/sonsorolese.htm#:~:text=Sonsorolese%20alphabet Sonsorolese alphabet] - Omniglot
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| '''Pronunciation'''
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| * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palauan_language#:~:text=Phonology Palauan Language Vowels & Consonants] - Wikipedia
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| * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonsorolese_language#:~:text=Phonology Sonsorolese Language Vowels & Consonants] - Wikipedia
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| * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonsorolese_language#:~:text=pronunciation Sonsorolese Pronunciation] - Wikipedia
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| * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobian_language#:~:text=Phonology Tobian Language Vowels & Consonants] - Wikipedia
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| * [https://omniglot.com/writing/palauan.htm#:~:text=pronunciation Palauan Pronunciation] - Omniglot
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| * [https://omniglot.com/writing/sonsorolese.htm#:~:text=pronunciation Sonsorolese Pronunciation] - Omniglot
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| ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | | ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== |
| '''Language Aids'''
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| * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonsorolese_language#:~:text=Grammar Sonsorolese Language Grammar] - Wikipedia
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| * Capell, Arthur. ''Grammar and vocabulary of the language of Sonsorol-Tobi.'' Washington: Pacific Science Office, National Research Council, 1951. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/223239865 WorldCat].
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| '''Dictionaries'''
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| * Josephs, Lewis S. ''Palauan-English dictionary.'' Honolulu: Univ. of Hawaii Press, 1990. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/231276381 WorldCat].
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| * McManus, Edwin G, Lewis S Josephs, and Masa-aki Emesiochel. ''Palauan -- English Dictionary.'' Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii, 1978. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/499103688 WorldCat].
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| '''Online Dictionaries'''
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| * [https://tekinged.com/ Palauan-English Dictionary]
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| * [https://en.glosbe.com/pau/en Dictionary Palauan - English] - Glosbe
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| * [https://en.glosbe.com/tox/en Dictionary Tobian - English] - Glosbe
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| ==Additional Resources== | | ==Additional Resources== |
| * Tkel-Sbal, Debbie. ''Conversational Palauan.'' Mangilao, Guam: Micronesia Language Institute, University of Guam, 1996. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/44578402 WorldCat].
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| * [http://www.friendsoftobi.org/misc/documentarchive/vandenberglinguisticsketch2014.pdf Linguistic Sketch of Hatohobeian and Sonsorolese]
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| * [https://dokumen.pub/grammar-and-vocabulary-of-the-language-of-sonsorol-tobi.html Grammar and vocabulary of the language of Sonsorol-Tobi]
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| == References == | | == References == |
