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Anagumang was a (probably legendary) Yapese navigator who led an expedition in rafts and canoes five or six hundred years ago. On this expedition he discovered the islands of Palau, where he and his men first saw limestone.
The name for the islands in the Palauan language, Belau, derives from the Palauan word for "village", beluu (thus ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *banua), [15] or from aibebelau ("indirect replies"), relating to a creation myth. [16] The name "Palau" originated in the Spanish Los Palaos, eventually entering English via the German Palau.
The Palauans or Belauans (Palauan: Belau, ngukokl a Belau) — are the indigenous people of Palau. They numbered around 26,600 as of 2013. [citation needed] Palauans are not noted for being great long-distance voyagers and navigators when compared to other Micronesian peoples. The taro is the center of their farming practices, although ...
Ojibwe myths also bring up a creature known as the Memegwaans, or Memegwaanswag (Plural), which seems to be different from the more common Little People variation of Memegwesi. According to Basil H. Johnston , a Memegwaans is a little person without definitive form which is terrified of adult humans.
The Palauan god Iechadrengel who created the sun and moon is said to have lived in Bkurrengel. [4] [5] See also. List of cities, towns and villages in Palau;
Modekngei is a hybrid of ancient Palauan customs and Christianity. Followers of the religion believe in the Christian God , recognize Jesus Christ as the Messiah, and simultaneously make appeasements to the traditional Palauan deities.
The Palauan language is an outlier among the Austronesian languages, and so does not shed much light on the origins of the modern population. However, there are some indications that it may derive from the Sunda Islands (modern Indonesia).
Palauan may refer to: Something of, from, or related to Palau. Palauan language, which originated in Palau, and its various dialects and accents;