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Palauan ( also spelled Belauan ) is one of the two nationally recognized official languages spoken in the Republic of Palau ( the other being English ).

It is a member of the Austronesian family of languages, and is considered to be one of two languages in Micronesia ( the other being Chamorro ) belonging to the Sunda – Sulawesi group ; all others are considered to be members of either the Micronesian or Polynesian outlier subgroups of Oceanic.