Yapese

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ISO 639-3

Population

6,590 in Micronesia (1987 census). Population total all countries: 7,390.

Location

Caroline Islands, Yap island, 10 islands.

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 [Latn].

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.