2018 · open round · E · 5 points

Parties in Palauan

Michael Salter · morphology · number systems · rosetta-stone translation

Palau is a country in the Pacific Ocean composed of eight islands and over 200 islets. In addition to English, the Austronesian language Palauan is an official language of Palau. Below are some noun phrases from the Palauan language, with their English translations:

Palauan	English
eru ęl buil	two months
ede ęl sils	three days
tede ęl chad	three people
kllolem ęl malk	six chickens
teim ęl sensei	five teachers
eim ęl rak	five years
etiu ęl klębęse	nine nights
kltiu ęl hong	nine books
kllolem ęl lius	six coconuts
teai ęl ngalęk	eight children
tęruich me a tede ęl buik	thirteen boys
tęruich me a euid ęl sikang	seventeen hours
ongeru ęl buil	February
ongede ęl ureor	Wednesday

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Questions

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Give the English for:

a. telolem ęl sensei

b. tęruich me a etiu ęl buil

c. ongetęruich me a ongeru ęl buil

d. ongeim ęl ureor

Give the Palauan for:

a. eight days

b. nineteen people

c. seven teachers

d. June

e. August

For each of the following phrases, write the Palauan word that would be used to translate the bolded word:

a. three hours

b. three girls

c. three dolphins

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