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Yapese is an Austronesian language in the Oceanic branch spoken on the island of Yap, in the Federated States of Micronesia. It has been difficult to classify the language further, but Yapese may prove to be one of the Admiralty Islands languages . [ 2 ]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 December 2024. Island group in the Federated States of Micronesia For other uses, see Yap (disambiguation). Island group in Federated States of Micronesia Yap Wa'ab (Yapese) Island group Flag Map of the Yap Islands Map of Yap Proper (Marbaaq) Coordinates: 9°30′N 138°07′E / 9.500°N 138. ...
Yapese man, c. 1873. Before coming into contact with Europeans, the Yapese people were familiar with surrounding island groups. Yapese sailors traveled to Palau to quarry stones. Carolinian people visited Yap during times of crises. Spanish and German traders colonized Yap in 1885 and started converting the people to Christianity.
The Yapese language is a separate branch of the Oceanic languages, outside of the Micronesian branch. [14] Two Malayo-Polynesian languages are spoken that do not belong to the Oceanic languages: Chamorro in the Mariana Islands and Palauan in Palau. [14]
Yapese may refer to: Yap, one of the Caroline islands in Micronesia; Yap State, a state containing the island and surrounding islets; Yapese Empire, an ancient maritime empire located in the western Caroline Islands in the north Pacific region of Micronesia; Yapese people, the native inhabitants of the island; Yapese language, their language
Admiralties and Yapese The Admiralty Islands languages are a group of some thirty Oceanic languages spoken on the Admiralty Islands . They may include Yapese , which has proven difficult to classify.
The Oceanic languages were first shown to be a language family by Sidney Herbert Ray in 1896 and, besides Malayo-Polynesian, they are the only established large branch of Austronesian languages. Grammatically, they have been strongly influenced by the Papuan languages of northern New Guinea , but they retain a remarkably large amount of ...
Tomil is also known for having its own distinctive Yapese language mainly emphasizing the vowel 'e' pronunciation. [citation needed] The annual celebration of the Yap Day, usually held March 1, 2, and 3rd of every year, were celebrated in Tomil for consecutive years in Tumor.