Palauann.adj.

Brit.

/pəˈlaʊən/, U.S.

/pəˈlaʊən/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Palau , -an suffix.

Etymology: < Palau, the name of an archipelago of western Micronesia (independent since 1978, officially called Belau since 1981: see quot. 1984 at sense A. 1) + -an suffix. Compare Belauan n.

A. n.

1. A native or inhabitant of the Palau Islands, now the Republic of Belau, an archipelago of the Caroline Islands of Micronesia.

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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Pacific islands > [noun]

Otaheitan1769

South Sea Islander1777

Pacific Islander1785

Polynesian1807

Fijian1809

Tahitian1825

Pitcairner1831

Rarotongan1837

Micronesian1847

Tongan1853

Samoan1856

Niuean1863

Solomon Islander1864

Lifuan1873

Cook Islander1888

Gilbertese1902

Nauruan1921

Trobriander1922

Pascuan1937

Palauan1946

Marshallese1948

Trobriand Islander1951

Belauan1974

Tuvaluan1975

1946 Amer. Anthropologist 48 477 The Marshallese resemble Polynesians in appearance..but the Palauans are closer to the Melanesians with darker skins and frequent frizzly hair.

1956 Pacific Affairs 29 368 The Palauans are by Western standards more progressive and ambitious.

1984 Asian Surv. 24 768 On setting up their new constitution, the Palauans have referred to their country as ‘Belau’ and their constitutions as the ‘Constitution of Belau’. However, they themselves are known as ‘Palauans’ and their language as ‘Palauan’.

1996 O. Sacks Island of Colour-blind i. 29 I had become aware of the varied Micronesian world represented among them:..there were Palauans, rather reserved, dignified, with yet another language new to my ears.

2. The Western Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by the people of the Palau islands.

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the mind > language > languages of the world > Austric > [noun] > Austronesian > Polynesian > Polynesian languages

Maori1828

Rarotongan1835

Samoan1846

Mota1865

Niue1885

Tongan1897

Niuean1899

Marquesan1919

Palauan1953

Pascuense1953

te reo1958

Cook Islands Maori1963

te reo Maori1987

1953 Amer. Speech 28 63 The following derivatives are hard in the area and have appeared in print: Palauan, Ponapean, Kusaiean.

1983 Sea Frontiers 29 34/1 Babeldaop means ‘upper ocean’ in Palauan.

1998 A. Dalby Dict. Langs. 120/2 Palau or Palauan (15,000 speakers) is the language of Belau or Palau, a group of islands in the western Carolines, and also has some speakers in Guam.

B. adj.

1. Of, relating to, or designating the Palauans, their islands, or their culture.

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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Pacific islands > [adjective]

Otaheitana1771

Tahitian1822

Fijian1846

Samoan1846

Micronesian1847

Niuean1868

Tonga1891

Gilbertese1893

Lifuan1917

Pascuan1940

Palauan1946

Belauan1974

1946 Amer. Anthropologist 48 477 The Marshallese all wear western clothes, but these are of the missionary Mother Hubbard variety and lack the style of Chamorro and Palauan dress.

1953 Nat. Hist. (N.Y.) 62 231 (caption) A typical Palauan outrigger.

1979 Evolution 33 687 The Palauan localities range from inshore areas with mangrove and Enhalua acoroides grass meadows..to sheltered coves with a substratum of volcanic rock.

2000 New Scientist 5 Aug. 18/2 Studies of six generations of Palauan families have revealed a gene on chromosome 2 that is linked to the illness, and which has spread through the small isolated population.

2. Of, relating to, or designating the Western Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by the Palauans.

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the mind > language > languages of the world > Austric > [adjective] > Austronesian > of Polynesian languages

Tahitian1822

Rarotongan1836

Niuean1924

Pascuan1940

Palauan1951

Pascuense1960

1951 C. A. Manchester in O. W. Freeman Geography of Pacific ix. 248 The Palauan language is thought to be of Indonesian origin, but it shows definite affinity with some of the Philippine languages.

1975 Language 51 556 Palauan vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is a phonetically motivated process.

1992 Sea Frontiers (Nexis) 38 24 The Palauan word for the legislative branch of their national government..means ‘arriving at a decision by whispering’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	palauan
释义	Palauann.adj. Brit. /pəˈlaʊən/, U.S. /pəˈlaʊən/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Palau , -an suffix. Etymology: < Palau, the name of an archipelago of western Micronesia (independent since 1978, officially called Belau since 1981: see quot. 1984 at sense A. 1) + -an suffix. Compare Belauan n. A. n. 1. A native or inhabitant of the Palau Islands, now the Republic of Belau, an archipelago of the Caroline Islands of Micronesia. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Pacific islands > [noun] Otaheitan1769 South Sea Islander1777 Pacific Islander1785 Polynesian1807 Fijian1809 Tahitian1825 Pitcairner1831 Rarotongan1837 Micronesian1847 Tongan1853 Samoan1856 Niuean1863 Solomon Islander1864 Lifuan1873 Cook Islander1888 Gilbertese1902 Nauruan1921 Trobriander1922 Pascuan1937 Palauan1946 Marshallese1948 Trobriand Islander1951 Belauan1974 Tuvaluan1975 1946 Amer. Anthropologist 48 477 The Marshallese resemble Polynesians in appearance..but the Palauans are closer to the Melanesians with darker skins and frequent frizzly hair. 1956 Pacific Affairs 29 368 The Palauans are by Western standards more progressive and ambitious. 1984 Asian Surv. 24 768 On setting up their new constitution, the Palauans have referred to their country as ‘Belau’ and their constitutions as the ‘Constitution of Belau’. However, they themselves are known as ‘Palauans’ and their language as ‘Palauan’. 1996 O. Sacks Island of Colour-blind i. 29 I had become aware of the varied Micronesian world represented among them:..there were Palauans, rather reserved, dignified, with yet another language new to my ears. 2. The Western Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by the people of the Palau islands. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Austric > [noun] > Austronesian > Polynesian > Polynesian languages Maori1828 Rarotongan1835 Samoan1846 Mota1865 Niue1885 Tongan1897 Niuean1899 Marquesan1919 Palauan1953 Pascuense1953 te reo1958 Cook Islands Maori1963 te reo Maori1987 1953 Amer. Speech 28 63 The following derivatives are hard in the area and have appeared in print: Palauan, Ponapean, Kusaiean. 1983 Sea Frontiers 29 34/1 Babeldaop means ‘upper ocean’ in Palauan. 1998 A. Dalby Dict. Langs. 120/2 Palau or Palauan (15,000 speakers) is the language of Belau or Palau, a group of islands in the western Carolines, and also has some speakers in Guam. B. adj. 1. Of, relating to, or designating the Palauans, their islands, or their culture. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Pacific islands > [adjective] Otaheitana1771 Tahitian1822 Fijian1846 Samoan1846 Micronesian1847 Niuean1868 Tonga1891 Gilbertese1893 Lifuan1917 Pascuan1940 Palauan1946 Belauan1974 1946 Amer. Anthropologist 48 477 The Marshallese all wear western clothes, but these are of the missionary Mother Hubbard variety and lack the style of Chamorro and Palauan dress. 1953 Nat. Hist. (N.Y.) 62 231 (caption) A typical Palauan outrigger. 1979 Evolution 33 687 The Palauan localities range from inshore areas with mangrove and Enhalua acoroides grass meadows..to sheltered coves with a substratum of volcanic rock. 2000 New Scientist 5 Aug. 18/2 Studies of six generations of Palauan families have revealed a gene on chromosome 2 that is linked to the illness, and which has spread through the small isolated population. 2. Of, relating to, or designating the Western Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by the Palauans. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Austric > [adjective] > Austronesian > of Polynesian languages Tahitian1822 Rarotongan1836 Niuean1924 Pascuan1940 Palauan1951 Pascuense1960 1951 C. A. Manchester in O. W. Freeman Geography of Pacific ix. 248 The Palauan language is thought to be of Indonesian origin, but it shows definite affinity with some of the Philippine languages. 1975 Language 51 556 Palauan vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is a phonetically motivated process. 1992 Sea Frontiers (Nexis) 38 24 The Palauan word for the legislative branch of their national government..means ‘arriving at a decision by whispering’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1946
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