Yapese
PrintA language of Micronesia
ISO 639-3
Population
6,590 in Micronesia (1987 census). Population total all countries: 7,390.
Location
Caroline Islands, Yap island, 10 islands. Also in United States.
Language Maps
Language Status
2 (Provincial). Statutory provincial language in State of Yap (1982, Yap State Constitution, Article 14(5)).
Classification
Typology
VSO
Language Use
Vigorous.
Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1973.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script.
Traditional religion, Christian.