Palauan English is the dialect of English spoken by the Palauan people.[1][2]

Phonological features

Palauan English has many features, especially in the phonology, that show the influence of the Palauan language and (to a lesser extent) the Japanese language. It is also influenced by American English.

Consonant variations

Palauan English is rhotic.

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

Vowel variations

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]

References

  1. ↑ Williams, Jeffrey P.; Schneider, Edgar W.; Trudgill, Peter; Schreier, Daniel (2015-04-30). Further Studies in the Lesser-Known Varieties of English. Cambridge University Press. pp. 303–339. ISBN 978-1-107-02120-4.
  2. ↑ "Palauan English as a newly emerging postcolonial variety in the Pacific". Kazuko Matsumoto, David Britain. Dubrovnik, Croatia. 2012. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: others (link)
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