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Palauan English


Palauan English is the dialect of English spoken by the Palauan People.

Palauan English has many features, especially in the phonology, that show the influence of the Palauan language. It is also influenced by American English.

Palauan English is rhotic.

The interdental fricatives /θ/ and /ð/ are often realized as [t̪] and [d̪].

Kit: /ɪ/ = [kɪt]
Dress: /ɛ/ = [dɹɛs]
Trap: /æ/ = [tɹæp]
Lot: /ɑ/ = [lɑt]
Strut: /ʌ/ = [stɹʌt]
Foot: /ʊ/ = [fʊt]
Fleece: /i/ = [flis]
Face: /e:/ or /eɪ/ = [fe:s] or [feɪs]
Palm: /ɑː/ = [pɑ:m]
Thought: /ɑ/ = [t̪ɑt] or [θɑt]
Goat: /o:/ or /oʊ/ = [go:t] or [goʊt]
Near: /iɚ/ or /ɪɚ/ = [niɚ] or [nɪɚ]
Square: /ɛɚ/ = [skɛɚ]
Start: /ɑː/ = [stɑɚt]
Force: /oː/ = [foɚs]
Sure: /o.ɚ/ = [ʃo.ɚ]
Nurse: /ɚ/ = [nɚs]
Goose: /u/ = [gus]
Price: /ɑɪ/ = [pɹɑɪs]
Choice: /ɔɪ/ = [tʃɔɪs]
Mouth: /ɑʊ/ = [mɑʊt̪] or [mɑʊθ]
happY: /i/ = [hæ.pi]
lettEr: /ɚ/ = [lɛt.ɚ]
horsEs: /ɪ/ = [hoɚsɪz]
commA: /ə/ = [kɑm.ə]


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