Angaur: Difference between revisions

According to the state constitution of 1982, Angaur's official languages are [[Palauan language|Palauan]], [[English language|English]] and [[Japanese language|Japanese]].<ref name="const">{{cite web|url=http://www.pacificdigitallibrary.org/cgi-bin/pdl?e=d-000off-pdl--00-2--0--010-TE--4-------0-1l--10en-50---20-text-Japanese--00-3-1-00bySR-0-0-000utfZz-8-00&d=HASHa4b7077d472c4cdb9c8ddf.10&p=text|title=Constitution of the State of Angaur|publisher=Pacific Digital Library|accessdate=4 August 2014|quote=The traditional Palauan language, particularly the dialect spoken by the people of Angaur State, shall be the language of the State of Angaur. Palauan, English and Japanese shall be the official languages.|at=Article XII}}</ref> It is the only place in the world where Japanese is a ''de jure'' official language, as it is only the ''de facto'' official language of [[Japan]]. However, the results of the 2005 census show that in April 2005 there were no usual or legal residents of Angaur aged 5 or older who spoke Japanese at home at all.<ref name="2005census">{{cite web|url=http://palaugov.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/2005-Census-of-Population-Housing.pdf|title=2005 Census of Population & Housing|publisher=Bureau of Budget & Planning|accessdate=4 August 2014}}</ref> No residents of Anguar reported themselves or were reported as being of [[Japanese diaspora|Japanese]] ethnic origin.<ref name="2005censusfr">{{cite web|url=http://palaugov.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/2005-Census-Monograph-Final-Report.pdf |title=2005 Census Monograph Final Report |publisher=Bureau of Budget & Planning |accessdate=4 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811163937/http://palaugov.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/2005-Census-Monograph-Final-Report.pdf |archivedate=11 August 2014 }}</ref> One person born (but apparently not residing) on Angaur reported to speak Japanese and Palauan equally often at home.<ref name=2005census /> The 2012 mini census showed 7 people aged 10 or older [[literacy|literate]] in any language other than Palauan and English for Angaur, out of a total population of 130.<ref name=2013syb />