Yapese
A language of Micronesia
| Population | 6,590 in Micronesia (1987 Yap census). Population total all countries: 7,170. |
| Region | Caroline Islands, Yap Island, 10 islands. Also in United States. |
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Federated States of Micronesia |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Yapese |
| Language use | National language. Vigorous. |
| Language development | Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1973. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | VSO. Agriculturalists: yams, banana, betel nut, breadfruit, Tahitian chestnut, mango, papaya, cassava, sweet potato, sugarcane, turmeric; animal husbandry: pigs, poultry; fishermen. Traditional religion, Christian. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
LINGENFELTER, Sherwood G., author. 1986. Social anthropology and translation.
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