Palauan language group (Micronesia)
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The Palauan language group (Micronesia) is a branch of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily in the Republic of Palau in western Micronesia.
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of Austronesian languages
ⓘ
language group ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Micronesians
ⓘ
surface form:
Palauan people
|
| geographicDistribution | Micronesia ⓘ |
| hasISO639Representative |
Palauan
ⓘ
surface form:
Palauan language
|
| hasMember |
Palauan
ⓘ
surface form:
Palauan language
|
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian
|
| partOf |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian language family
|
| primaryRegion | Palau ⓘ |
| region | western Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Palau
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Palau
western Micronesia ⓘ |
| status | indigenous language group of Palau ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Micronesian languages ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
Austronesian alignment features
ⓘ
rich verbal morphology ⓘ verb–initial word order (VSO/VOS tendencies) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cultural expression in Palau
ⓘ
daily communication in Palau ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.