Yapese

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The Yapese speak an Eastern Malayo-Polynesian language and occupy the westernmost of the Caroline Islands in Micronesia. The island was under Spanish control from 1871 to 1899, German control from 1899 to 1914, Japanese control from 1914 to 1945, and American control from 1945 to 1985, after which it became part of an independent state (Yap State) in the Federated States of Micronesia. Ethnographically, the Yapese are noted for their men’s eating classes, elaborate gift-giving ceremonies, and social hierarchy.

Identifier

Region

• Oceania

Subregion

• Micronesia

Subsistence Type

• other subsistence combinations

Samples

• EA
• SCCS

Countries

• Federated States of Micronesia

External Links

• Yapese (Ethnographic Atlas) D-PLACE
• Yapese (Standard Cross-Cultural Sample) D-PLACE