Alpabeto
While the phonemic inventory of Palauan is relatively small, comparatively, many phonemes contain at least two allophones that surface as the result of various phonological processes within the language. The full phonetic inventory of consonants is given below in IPA (the phonemic inventory of vowels, above, is complete).
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DiphthongsIPA | Mga halimbawa | Pagkasalin sa Tagalog at Ingles |
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/iɛ/ | babier | "papel" (loan ng wikang Aleman) | /ɛi/ | mei | "pumunta" | /iu/ | chiukl | "(kumanta) boses" | /ui/ | tuich | "torch" | /io/ | kikiongel | "madumi" | /oi/ | tekoi | "salita" (ang salitang ito ay magkapareho sa salita ng wikang Tagalog na "tikoy") | /ia/ | diall | "bangka" | /ai/ | chais | "balita" | /ɛu/ | teu | "haba" | /uɛ/ | sueleb | "hapon" | /ɛo/ | Oreor | "Koror" (dating capital ng Palau) | /oɛ/ | beroel | "spear" | /ɛa/ | beached | "tin" | /aɛ/ | baeb | "tubo" (English loan) | /uo/ | uos | "kabayo" | /ou/ | merous | "distribute" | /ua/ | tuangel | "pinto" | /au/ | mesaul | "pagod" | /oa/ | omoachel | "lawa" | /ao/ | taod | "tinidor" | |
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