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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)
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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.

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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

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alii
Asao

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Aa
Adelbai

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bilis
babii
btuch
bduu

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Bb
bukitang

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chebud
chudel
chulad
chusem

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Ch ch
cherchur

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debar
dengua
delngod
deel

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Dd
dait

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ekebil
eabed
2
eruong

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Ee
ekil

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iis
iaes
iungs

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Ii
iedel

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kai
kiis
kedam
ketat

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Kk
kabekel

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lius
llel

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Ll
luuk

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meched
meradel
meduu
meringel

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Mm
malk

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ngais
ngau

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Ng ng
ngikel

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otilech
olik
ongor

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Oo
orrekim

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rael
rasm
rois
rekas

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Rr
rrull

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sechal
semum
sils

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Ss
sualo

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tut
toched
tsiak
tento

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Tt
tuu

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uasi
uudes
uos
uuked

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Uu
uel

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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

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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

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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

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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

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