Palauan (also spelled Belauan)'s one of the two nationally recognized official languages spoken in the Republic of Palau (the other being English). It's a member of the Austronesian family of languages, and's considered to be one of two languages in Micronesia (the other being Chamorro) belonging to the Western Malayo-Polynesian group; all others are considered to be members of either the Micronesian or Polynesian outlier subgroups of Oceanic. Classification Palauan isn't a Micronesian or Polyn… (More on Palauan)