Palauan Alphabet a, b, ch, d, e, i, k, l, m, ng, o, r, s, t, u Lori Phillips, EdD Published by Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL) 900 Fort Street Mall, Suite 1300 • Honolulu, Hawaiÿi 96813 Toll free: (1-800) 377-4773 • Phone: (808) 441-1300 • Fax: (808) 441-1385 Email: askprel@prel.org • Website: www.prel.org Distributed by Bess Press 3565 Harding Avenue • Honolulu, Hawaiÿi 96816 Toll free: (1-800) 910-2377 • Phone: (808) 734-7159 • Fax: (808) 732-3627 Email: info@besspress.com • Website: www.besspress.com Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 2 Cover design by Carol Colbath Copyright © 2004 by PREL Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Palauan alphabet / Lori Phillips. p. cm. Includes illustrations. ISBN 1-57306-216-2 1. Palauan language - Alphabet - Juvenile literature. I. Pacific Resources for Education and Learning. II. Title. PL5434.P32 2004 499.5-dc21 This product was funded by the U.S. Department of Education (U.S. ED) under the Regional Educational Laboratory program, award number ED01CO0014. The content does not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. ED or any other agency of the U.S. government. Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 3 This book is part of the Island Alphabet Books series, which features languages and children’s artwork from the U.S.-affiliated Pacific. Each book contains the complete alphabet for the language, four or five examples for each letter, and a word list with English translations. The series is published by PREL, a non- profit corporation that works collaboratively with school systems to enhance education across the Pacific. Special thanks to the following people and organizations for their patience and enthusiastic support of this project: Palama Settlement ICT Learning Center National Endowment for the Arts Tom Barlow, Karen Ehrhorn, Kay Fukuda, Nancy Lane, Lee Noto, Mary Dodd Pearson, and Ludwig David van Broekhuizen of Pacific Resources for Educational and Learning (PREL) Celina Shetana and John Sullivan of Digital Majic This alphabet book has been reviewed by: Masaharu A. Tmodrang, Consultant Career Guidance Program Republic of Palau Ministry of Education Canisius Filibert, Program Specialist Pacific Resources for Education and Learning Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 4 alii Asao Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 5 Aa Adelbai Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 6 bilis babii btuch bduu Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 7 Bb bukitang Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 8 chebud chudel chulad chusem Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 9 Ch ch cherchur Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 10 debar dengua delngod deel Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 11 Dd dait Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 12 ekebil eabed 2 eruong Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 13 Ee ekil Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 14 iis iaes iungs Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 15 Ii iedel Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 16 kai kiis kedam ketat Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 17 Kk kabekel Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 18 lius llel Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 19 Ll luuk Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 20 meched meradel meduu meringel Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 21 Mm malk Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 22 ngais ngau Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 23 Ng ng ngikel Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 24 otilech olik ongor Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 25 Oo orrekim Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 26 rael rasm rois rekas Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 27 Rr rrull Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 28 sechal semum sils Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 29 Ss sualo Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 30 tut toched tsiak tento Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 31 Tt tuu Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 32 uasi uudes uos uuked Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 33 Uu uel Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 35 English Translations Adelbai proper name alii greeting (hello) Asao proper name babii pig bduu ball bilis dog btuch star bukitang octopus chebud grasshopper cherchur shrimp chudel grass chulad worm chusem mustache dait taro debar duck deel nail Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 36 delngod tattoo dengua telephone eabed cloud ekebil girl ekil rope eruong two iaes fly iedel mango iis nose iungs island kabekel canoe kai shell kedam kite ketat coconut crab kiis key lius coconut tree llel leaf luuk nest Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 37 malk rooster meched low tide meduu breadfruit meradel orange meringel hot pepper ngais egg ngau fire ngikel fish olik fruit bat ongor pineapple orrekim rainbow otilech axe rael road rasm needle rekas mosquito rois mountain rrull manta ray sechal man Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 38 semum shell sils sun sualo basket tento tent toched thorn tsiak zipper tut bottle tuu banana uasi eagle uel turtle uos horse uudes belly button uuked net Palauan 1/17/06 4:30 PM Page 40 Also available in: Kosraean Chuukese Hawaiian Marshallese Sämoan Pohnpeian Carolinian Chamorro English
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