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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.

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name/pəˈlaʊ.ɨn/US

  1. 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.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Palauan Belaubor. English Palau Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Palauan From Palau + -an.

noun/pəˈlaʊ.ɨn/US

  1. Someone from Palau.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Palauan Belaubor. English Palau Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Palauan From Palau + -an.

adj/pəˈlaʊ.ɨn/US

  1. From or relating to Palau.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Palauan Belaubor. English Palau Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Palauan From Palau + -an.

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