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Palauan (a tekoi er a Belau [3]) is 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. Palauan is not closely related to other Malayo-Polynesian languages and its exact classification within the branch is unclear.
State name Date first attested in original language Language of origin Word(s) in original language Meaning and notes Alabama: April 19, 1692: Choctaw/Alabama: alba amo/Albaamaha 'Thicket-clearers' [3] or 'plant-cutters', from alba, '(medicinal) plants', and amo, 'to clear'. The modern Choctaw name for the tribe is Albaamu. [4] Alaska: December ...
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.
Palauan may refer to: Something of, from, or related to Palau. Palauan language, which originated in Palau, and its various dialects and accents; Palauan people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Palau
Palauan Americans are Americans of Palauan descent. According to the 2020 census, there are about 12,202 Americans of Palauan origin. According to the 2020 census, there are about 12,202 Americans of Palauan origin.
According to the state constitution of 1982, Angaur's official languages are Palauan (and the Angauran dialect in particular), English and Japanese. [11] [12] It is the only place in the world where Japanese is a de jure official language, as it is only the de facto official language of Japan.
Republic of Palau. Palau was initially settled around 1000 BC.. Palau was likely sighted for the first time by Europeans as early as 1522, when the Spanish mission of the Trinidad, the flagship of Ferdinand Magellan's voyage of circumnavigation, sighted two small islands around the 5th parallel north, naming them "San Juan" without visiting them.
An enlargeable map of the 254 counties of the State of Texas. The following is a list of Texas county seat name etymologies, taken from the Handbook of Texas. A separate list of Texas county name etymologies, covering Texas counties instead of its county seats, is also available.