Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • proper noun 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.
  • noun Someone from Palau.
  • adjective From Palau

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Palauan.

Examples

  • Ethnic groups: Palauan (Micronesian with Malayan and Melanesian admixtures) 69.9%, Filipino 15.3%, Chinese 4.9%, other Asian 2.4%, white 1.9%, Carolinian 1.4%, other Micronesian 1.1%, other or unspecified 3.2% (2000 census)

    Palau 2008

  • The Supreme Court is seeking individuals with a sense of adventure, an acute legal mind, and a commitment to the thoughtful development of Palauan law.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Help Wanted: 2007

  • The Supreme Court is seeking individuals with a sense of adventure, an acute legal mind, and a commitment to the thoughtful development of Palauan law.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » 2007 » September 2007

  • Birdlife International also recognizes the Palauan islands as an Endemic Bird Area, with 10 endemic bird species.

    Palau tropical moist forests 2007

  • The first recorded contact between Europeans and Palauan natives was in 1564, when Spanish explorers reached the islands and claimed them for Spain.

    Brotherhood of Heroes Bill Sloan 2005

  • The first recorded contact between Europeans and Palauan natives was in 1564, when Spanish explorers reached the islands and claimed them for Spain.

    Brotherhood of Heroes Bill Sloan 2005

  • Justin Hirosi, the person charged with the killing, is a Palauan whose surname comes from the Japanese given name of one of his paternal ancestors a pattern common in Micronesia.

    Context for the Missionary Killings in Palau « Far Outliers 2004

  • I was not disappointed; soon a Palauan colleague cried, "Balang ra Beluulechab!"

    Banking on Stone Money 2004

  • He said he'd overexerted himself, that all he needed was to get back to their base for a snack, but as he swung through the trees on the way up the ridge, he lost his hold on a Palauan apple tree and crashed through a thicket of limbs to sprawl, amid a hail of fruit, on the sharp algae-covered limestone of the ridge.

    Asimov's Science Fiction 2003

  • (Polyn.); Maota (Tah.); Muiang, Mwong (Ponape); Palanau, Palauan (Philipp.);

    Chapter 29 1987

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.