A tekoi er a Belau
Palauan
Austronesian
Palauan (Tekoi er a Belau) is an Austronesian language with ~17K speakers — co-official with English in the Republic of Palau (Western Pacific). Sole representative of its branch within Western Malayo-Polynesian. Latin orthography developed by missionaries 19th c. Influenced by Japanese (1914-1944 mandate era) — daiber "telephone" from Japanese denwa, etc. Polite-speech levels; complex possessive system.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Palauan
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| Meaning | Palauan | Ilocano | Waray | Cebuano | Maranao | Old Tagalog | Hiligaynon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | ralm /ɾalm/ | danum /danum/ | tubig /tubiɡ/ | tubig /tubiɡ/ | ig /iɡ/ | ᜆᜓᜊᜒᜄ᜔ /tubiɡ/ | tubig /tubiɡ/ |
| Fire | ngau /ŋau/ | apoy /ʔaˈpoj/ | kalayo /kalajo/ | kalayo /kalajo/ | apoy /apoj/ | ᜀᜉᜓᜌ᜔ /apuj/ | kalayo /kalaˈjo/ |
| Sun | sils /sils/ | init /ʔinit/ | adlaw /ʔadlaw/ | adlaw /adlaw/ | alongan /aloŋan/ | ᜀᜇᜏ᜔ /araw/ | adlaw /adlaw/ |
| Moon | buil /buil/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bolan /bolan/ | ᜊᜓᜏᜈ᜔ /buwan/ | bulan /bulan/ |
| Star | btuch /bətuʔ/ | bituen /bituˈen/ | bitoon /bituʔon/ | bituon /bituˈʔon/ | bito-on /bitoʔon/ | ᜊᜒᜆᜓᜁᜈ᜔ /bituʔin/ | bituon /bituˈʔon/ |
| Night | klebesei /kləbəsəi/ | rabii /raˈbiʔi/ | gabʼi /ɡabˈʔi/ | gabii /ɡaˈbiʔi/ | gagawiʼi /ɡaɡawiʔi/ | ᜄᜊᜒ /ɡaˈbi/ | gab-i /ɡabˈʔi/ |
| Rain | chull /ʔulː/ | tudo /ˈtudo/ | uran /ˈʔuɾan/ | ulan /ˈʔulan/ | oran /ʔoran/ | ᜂᜎᜈ᜔ /ulan/ | ulan /ˈʔulan/ |
| Wind | eolt /ʔeolt/ | angin /ˈʔaŋin/ | hangin /haˈŋin/ | hangin /haˈŋin/ | angin /aŋin/ | ᜑᜅᜒᜈ᜔ /haˈŋin/ | hangin /haˈŋin/ |
| Earth | chutem /ˈʔutɛm/ | daga /daɡa/ | tuna /tunaʔ/ | yuta /juta/ | lopaʼ /lopaʔ/ | ᜎᜓᜉ /lupaʔ/ | duta /dutaʔ/ |
| Stone | bad /baːd/ | bato /baˈto/ | bato /baˈto/ | bato /baˈto/ | wato /wato/ | ᜊᜆᜓ /baˈto/ | bato /baˈto/ |
| Mountain | rois /ɾois/ | bantay /banˈtaj/ | bukid /ˈbukid/ | bukid /ˈbukid/ | palaw /paˈlaw/ | ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ /bunˈdok/ | bukid /ˈbukid/ |
| Sea | daob /ðaopʰ/ | baybay /ˈbajbaj/ | dagat /ˈdaɡat/ | dagat /ˈdaɡat/ | ragat /raɡat/ | ᜇᜄᜆ᜔ /daɡat/ | dagat /ˈdaɡat/ |
| Mother | delak /ðɛlak/ | ina /ʔiˈna/ | nanay /nanaj/ | inahan /inahan/ | ina /ina/ | ᜁᜈ /ina/ | nanay /nanaj/ |
| Father | demak /ðɛmak/ | ama /ʔaˈma/ | tatay /tataj/ | amahan /amahan/ | ama /ama/ | ᜀᜋ /ama/ | tatay /tataj/ |
| Daughter | ngalek el redil /ŋalɛk ɛl rəðil/ | anak a babai /ʔanak a babai/ | anak nga babaye /anak ŋa babaje/ | anak nga babaye /anak ŋa babaje/ | wataʼ a bebay /wataʔ a bəbaj/ | — | anak nga babayi /anak ŋa babaji/ |
| I | ngak /ŋak/ | siak /siˈak/ | ako /ʔako/ | ako /ʔaˈko/ | ako /ako/ | ᜀᜃᜓ /ako/ | ako /ʔaˈko/ |
| You | kau /kau/ | sika /siˈka/ | ikaw /ʔikaw/ | ikaw /ʔiˈkaw/ | seka /sɵka/ | ᜁᜃᜏ᜔ /ikaw/ | ikaw /ʔiˈkaw/ |
| We | kid / kemam /kið / kəˈmam/ | datayo / dakami /dataˈjo / dakaˈmi/ | kita / kami /kita / kami/ | kita / kami /kiˈta / kaˈmi/ | kita / kami /kita / kami/ | ᜆᜌᜓ / ᜃᜋᜒ /ˈtajo / kaˈmi/ | kita / kami /kiˈta / kaˈmi/ |
| Name | ngakl /ŋakl/ | nagan /ˈnaɡan/ | ngaran /ŋaran/ | ngalan /ˈŋalan/ | ngaran /ŋaran/ | ᜅᜎᜈ᜔ /ŋalan/ | ngalan /ˈŋalan/ |
| Person | chad /ʔad/ | tao /ˈtao/ | tawo /ˈtawo/ | tawo /ˈtawo/ | taw /taw/ | ᜆᜂ /taʔo/ | tawo /ˈtawo/ |
| Head | bedul /bəˈðul/ | ulo /ˈʔulo/ | ulo /ˈʔulo/ | ulo /ˈʔulo/ | olo /olo/ | ᜂᜎᜓ /ulo/ | ulo /ˈʔulo/ |
| Eye | mad /mað/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | ᜋᜆ /mata/ | mata /mata/ |
| Ear | ding /ðiŋ/ | lapayag /lapaˈjaɡ/ | talinga /taˈliŋa/ | dalunggan /daluŋˈɡan/ | tangila /taŋila/ | ᜆᜁᜅ /taˈʔiŋa/ | dulunggan /duluŋˈɡan/ |
| Nose | iis /iːs/ | agong /ʔaˈɡoŋ/ | irong /ʔiˈɾoŋ/ | ilong /ʔiˈloŋ/ | ngirong /ŋiroŋ/ | ᜁᜎᜓᜅ᜔ /iˈloŋ/ | ilong /ʔiˈloŋ/ |
| Mouth | ngor /ŋor/ | ngiwat /ŋiˈwat/ | baba /ˈbabaʔ/ | baba /ˈbabaʔ/ | ngariʼ /ŋariʔ/ | ᜊᜒᜊᜒᜄ᜔ /biˈbiɡ/ | baba /ˈbabaʔ/ |
| Tooth | uingel /uiŋel/ | ngipen /ŋiˈpen/ | ngipon /ŋipon/ | ngipon /ŋiˈpon/ | ngipen /ŋipən/ | ᜅᜒᜉᜒᜈ᜔ /ŋiˈpin/ | ngipon /ŋiˈpon/ |
| Tongue | chur /ʔur/ | dila /ˈdila/ | dila /diˈla/ | dila /diˈlaʔ/ | dilaʼ /dilaʔ/ | ᜇᜒᜎ /diˈlaʔ/ | dila /diˈlaʔ/ |
| Hand | chim /ʔim/ | ima /ʔima/ | kamot /kamot/ | kamot /kamot/ | lima /lima/ | ᜃᜋᜌ᜔ /kamaj/ | kamot /kamot/ |
| Foot | oach /oaʔ/ | saka /ˈsaka/ | tiil /tiˈʔil/ | tiil /tiˈʔil/ | aʼi /aʔi/ | ᜉᜀ /paˈʔa/ | tiil /tiˈʔil/ |
| Heart | reng /ɾɛŋ/ | puso /puso/ | kasingkasing /kasiŋkasiŋ/ | kasingkasing /kasiŋkasiŋ/ | pusoʼ /pusoʔ/ | ᜉᜓᜐᜓ /puso/ | tagipusuon /taɡipusuˈʔon/ |
| Bone | chiuis /ʔiˈuis/ | tulang /ˈtulaŋ/ | tul-an /tulˈʔan/ | bukog /buˈkoɡ/ | tolan /toˈlan/ | ᜊᜓᜆᜓ /buˈtoʔ/ | tul-an /tulˈʔan/ |
| Blood | rasech /raˈsəʔ/ | dara /ˈdaɾa/ | dugo /duˈɡoʔ/ | dugo /duˈɡoʔ/ | rogoʼ /roɡoʔ/ | ᜇᜓᜄᜓ /duˈɡoʔ/ | dugo /duˈɡoʔ/ |
| Poop | dach /ðaʔ/ | takki /ˈtakki/ | tae /taʔe/ | tae /taʔe/ | taʼi /taʔi/ | ᜆᜁ /taʔe/ | tae /taʔe/ |
| Love | bltikerreng /bltikɛrːɛŋ/ | ayat /ʔaˈjat/ | gugma /ɡuɡma/ | gugma /ɡuɡma/ | kalimo /kalimo/ | ᜁᜊᜒᜄ᜔ /ibiɡ/ | gugma /ɡuɡma/ |
| Tree | kerrekar /kɛrːɛkar/ | kayo /kajo/ | kahoy /kahoj/ | kahoy /kahoj/ | kayo /kajo/ | ᜃᜑᜓᜌ᜔ /kahoj/ | kahoy /kahoj/ |
| Dog | bilis /biˈlis/ | aso /ˈʔaso/ | ayam /ˈʔajam/ | iro /ʔiˈɾoʔ/ | aso /aso/ | ᜀᜐᜓ /aso/ | ido /ʔido/ |
| Cat | katuu /katuː/ | pusa /pusa/ | misay /misaj/ | iring /iɾiŋ/ | pusa /pusa/ | ᜉᜓᜐ /pusa/ | kuring /kuɾiŋ/ |
| Fish | ngikel /ŋiˈkel/ | ikan /ʔiˈkan/ | isda /ʔisˈda/ | isda /ʔisˈdaʔ/ | seda /səˈdaʔ/ | ᜁᜐ᜔ᜇ /ʔisˈdaʔ/ | isda /ʔisˈdaʔ/ |
| Bird | suebek el charm /suəbək əl ʔarm/ | billit /bilˈlit/ | tamsi /tamsi/ | langgam /laŋˈɡam/ | papanok /papanok/ | ᜁᜊᜓᜈ᜔ /iˈbon/ | pispis /pisˈpis/ |
| Butterfly | bangikoi /baŋiˈkoi/ | kulibangbang /kulibaŋbaŋ/ | alibangbang /ʔalibaŋˈbaŋ/ | alibangbang /ʔalibaŋˈbaŋ/ | — | — | alibangbang /ʔalibaŋbaŋ/ |
| Egg | ngais /ŋaːis/ | itlog /ʔitˈloɡ/ | bunay /buˈnaj/ | itlog /ʔitˈloɡ/ | orak /orak/ | ᜁᜆ᜔ᜎᜓᜄ᜔ /itˈloɡ/ | itlog /ʔitˈloɡ/ |
| Horse | uos /uos/ | kabalio /kaˈbaljo/ | kabayo /kaˈbajo/ | kabayo /kaˈbajo/ | kodaʼ /kodaʔ/ | — | kabayo /kaˈbajo/ |
| House | blai /blai/ | balay /balaj/ | balay /balaj/ | balay /balaj/ | walay /walaj/ | ᜊᜑᜌ᜔ /bahaj/ | balay /balaj/ |
| Milk | milk /milk/ | gatas /ˈɡatas/ | gatas /ˈɡatas/ | gatas /ˈɡatas/ | gatas /ɡatas/ | ᜄᜆᜐ᜔ /ˈɡatas/ | gatas /ˈɡatas/ |
| Salt | sar /sar/ | asin /ʔaˈsin/ | asin /ʔaˈsin/ | asin /ʔaˈsin/ | asin /asin/ | ᜀᜐᜒᜈ᜔ /aˈsin/ | asin /ʔaˈsin/ |
| Rice | beras /bəˈras/ | bagas /baˈɡas/ | bugas /buˈɡas/ | bugas /buˈɡas/ | begas /bəɡas/ | ᜊᜒᜄᜐ᜔ /biˈɡas/ | bugas /buˈɡas/ |
| Chocolate | tsiokkolet /tsiokːolet/ | tsokolate /tʃokoˈlate/ | sikolate /sikoˈlate/ | tsokolate /tʃokoˈlate/ | sikolati /sikolati/ | — | tsokolate /tʃokoˈlate/ |
| Iron | deel /dɛːl/ | landok /lanˈdok/ | puthaw /putˈhaw/ | puthaw /putˈhaw/ | potaw /potaw/ | ᜊᜃᜎ᜔ /ˈbakal/ | salsalon /salsaˈlon/ |
| Book | hong /hoŋ/ | libro /ˈlibɾo/ | libro /liˈbɾo/ | libro /ˈlibɾo/ | ribro /ribro/ | — | libro /ˈlibɾo/ |
| Eat | mengang /mɛŋaŋ/ | mangan /maŋan/ | kaon /kaʔon/ | kaon /kaʔon/ | mangan /maŋan/ | ᜃᜁᜈ᜔ /kain/ | kaon /kaʔon/ |
| Drink | melim /mɛlim/ | uminom /ʔumiˈnom/ | inom /ʔinom/ | inom /inom/ | minom /minom/ | ᜁᜈᜓᜋ᜔ /inom/ | inom /ʔinom/ |
| Sleep | mechiuaiu /məʔiwajəw/ | maturog /maˈtuɾoɡ/ | turog /turoɡ/ | matulog /maˈtuloɡ/ | matorog /matoˈroɡ/ | ᜆᜓᜎᜓᜄ᜔ /ˈtuloɡ/ | matulog /matuˈloɡ/ |
| One | tang /taŋ/ | maysa /majsa/ | usa /ʔusa/ | usa /usa/ | isa /isa/ | ᜁᜐ /isa/ | isa /ʔisa/ |
| Two | erung /ʔəˈruŋ/ | dua /duˈa/ | duha /duha/ | duha /duˈha/ | dowa /dowa/ | ᜇᜎᜏ /dalaˈwa/ | duha /duˈha/ |
| Three | edei /ʔəˈðej/ | tallo /talˈlo/ | tulo /tuˈlo/ | tulo /tuˈlo/ | telu /təlu/ | ᜆᜆ᜔ᜎᜓ /tatˈloʔ/ | tatlo /ˈtatlo/ |
| Four | euang /ʔəˈwaŋ/ | uppat /ʔupˈpat/ | upat /ˈʔupat/ | upat /ˈʔupat/ | pat /pat/ | ᜀᜉᜆ᜔ /aˈpat/ | apat /ˈʔapat/ |
| Five | eim /eim/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | ᜎᜒᜋ /liˈma/ | lima /lima/ |
| Hundred | dart /ðart/ | sangagasut /saŋaɡaˈsut/ | gatos /ɡaˈtos/ | gatos /ɡaˈtos/ | magatos /maɡatos/ | ᜇᜀᜈ᜔ /daˈʔan/ | gatos /ɡaˈtos/ |
| Hello | alii /aliː/ | kablaaw /kablaʔaw/ | kumusta /kumusta/ | kumusta /kumusta/ | kapian /kapijan/ | ᜋᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔ /mabuhaj/ | kamusta /kamusta/ |
| Thank you | sulang /sulaŋ/ | agyamanak /ʔaɡjamanak/ | salamat /salamat/ | salamat /salamat/ | salamat /salamat/ | ᜐᜎᜋᜆ᜔ /salamat/ | salamat /salamat/ |
| Good | ungil /ʔuŋil/ | naimbag /naʔimˈbaɡ/ | maupay /maʔupaj/ | maayo /maʔajo/ | mapia /mapija/ | ᜋᜊᜓᜆᜒ /mabuti/ | maayo /maʔajo/ |
| New | beches /bəˈʔɛs/ | baro /baˈɾo/ | bag-o /baɡˈʔo/ | bag-o /ˈbaɡʔo/ | bego /bəɡo/ | ᜊᜄᜓ /baɡo/ | bag-o /ˈbaɡʔo/ |
| Red | bekerkard /bəkərˈkard/ | nalabaga /nalaˈbaɡa/ | pula /puˈla/ | pula /puˈla/ | marigaʼ /maˈriɡaʔ/ | ᜉᜓᜎ /puˈlaʔ/ | pula /puˈla/ |
| White | becheleleu /bəʔɛlɛˈlɛw/ | puraw /puˈɾaw/ | busag /buˈsaɡ/ | puti /puˈti/ | mapoti /maˈpotiʔ/ | ᜉᜓᜆᜒ /puˈtiʔ/ | maputi /mapuˈtiʔ/ |
| Black | bechachas /bəʔaˈʔas/ | nangisit /naŋiˈsit/ | itom /iˈtom/ | itom /iˈtom/ | maitem /maˈʔitəm/ | ᜁᜆᜒᜋ᜔ /iˈtim/ | itom /iˈtom/ |
| Green | mellemau /məlːəˈmaw/ | berde /ˈbɛrde/ | berde /ˈbɛrde/ | berde /ˈbɛrde/ | gadong /ˈɡadoŋ/ | — | berde /ˈbɛrde/ |
| Blue | mellemau /məlːəˈmaw/ | asul /aˈsul/ | asul /aˈsul/ | asul /ʔaˈsul/ | biro /ˈbiro/ | — | asul /aˈsul/ |
| Coffee | kohi /kohi/ | kape /kaˈpe/ | kape /kaˈpe/ | kape /kaˈpe/ | kahawa /kahawa/ | — | kape /kaˈpe/ |
| Sugar | sukal /sukal/ | asukar /ʔaˈsukar/ | asukar /ʔaˈsukaɾ/ | asukar /ʔaˈsukar/ | golaʼ /ɡolaʔ/ | — | kalamay /kalamaj/ |
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