The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: PLU
ISO 639-2: pau
| Population | Population total both countries 15,000 (1991 UBS). |
| Region | Palau Islands and Guam, west Carolines. Also spoken in Guam. |
| Alternate names | BELAUAN, PALAU |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Western Malayo-Polynesian, Palauan. |
| Comments | Little dialect variation. Active language use. National language. Dictionary. Grammar. SVO. Agriculturalists: taro, cassava; fishermen; government employees; merchants. NT 1964, in press (1996). |
