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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. [1]
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. [2]
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. [3]
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. [4]
Word List(s)
- Palauan phrases - Wikipedia
- Palauan numerals - Wikipedia
- Sonsorolese Word List - Wikipedia
- Sonsorolese Numerals - Wikipedia
- Common Palauan Phrases
- Common Palauan Phrases - Quizlet
- Palauan phrasebook
- Sonsorolese Words and Phrases
Alphabet and Pronunciation
Alphabet
- Phillips, Lori. Palauan Alphabet. Honolulu, Hawaii: Bess Press, 2004. Available at: WorldCat.
- Palauan Alphabet - Omniglot
- Sonsorolese alphabet - Omniglot
Pronunciation
- Palauan Language Vowels & Consonants - Wikipedia
- Sonsorolese Language Vowels & Consonants - Wikipedia
- Sonsorolese Pronunciation - Wikipedia
- Tobian Language Vowels & Consonants - Wikipedia
- Palauan Pronunciation - Omniglot
- Sonsorolese Pronunciation - Omniglot
Language Aids and Dictionaries
Language Aids
- Sonsorolese Language Grammar - Wikipedia
- Capell, Arthur. Grammar and vocabulary of the language of Sonsorol-Tobi. Washington: Pacific Science Office, National Research Council, 1951. Available at: WorldCat.
Dictionaries
- Josephs, Lewis S. Palauan-English dictionary. Honolulu: Univ. of Hawaii Press, 1990. Available at: WorldCat.
- McManus, Edwin G, Lewis S Josephs, and Masa-aki Emesiochel. Palauan -- English Dictionary. Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii, 1978. Available at: WorldCat.
Online Dictionaries
- Palauan-English Dictionary
- Dictionary Palauan - English - Glosbe
- Dictionary Tobian - English - Glosbe
Additional Resources
- Tkel-Sbal, Debbie. Conversational Palauan. Mangilao, Guam: Micronesia Language Institute, University of Guam, 1996. Available at: WorldCat.
- Linguistic Sketch of Hatohobeian and Sonsorolese
- Grammar and vocabulary of the language of Sonsorol-Tobi
References
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Palau," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau#Languages, accessed 23 Jun 2021.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Palauan language," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palauan_language, accessed 23 Jun 2021.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Sonsorolese language," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonsorolese_language, accessed 23 Jun 2021.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Tobian language," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobian_language, accessed 23 Jun 2021.