Yapese

Brower mentions that in a paper on ethno-ichthyology of the island, Dr. Margie Falanruw listed a fish the Yapese call galuf nu medai, translated as "monitor lizard of the sea."

Archive 2009-07-01 2009

Brower mentions that in a paper on ethno-ichthyology of the island, Dr. Margie Falanruw listed a fish the Yapese call galuf nu medai, translated as "monitor lizard of the sea."

A Strange Fish from Yap 2009

Ethnic groups: Chuukese 48.8%, Pohnpeian 24.2%, Kosraean 6.2%, Yapese 5.2%, Yap outer islands 4.5%, Asian 1.8%, Polynesian 1.5%, other 6.4%, unknown 1.4% (2000 census)

Micronesia, Federated States of 2008

Micronesia, Federated States ofnoun: Micronesian (s) adjective: Micronesian; Chuukese, Kosraen (s), Pohnpeian (s), Yapese

Nationality 2008

Nationality: noun: Micronesian (s) adjective: Micronesian; Chuukese, Kosraen (s), Pohnpeian (s), Yapese

Micronesia, Federated States of 2008

In a comment to an earlier post, Keira Ballantyne mentioned work she'd done on Yapese, including interlinear translations, and I liked the site so much I thought I'd give it its own post.

languagehat.com: YAPESE CORPORA. 2005

At the risk of shameless self-promotion, you might be interested in similar stuff I've done with Yapese data:

languagehat.com: RECORDING INDIAN LANGUAGES. 2005

(Yapese money!) as we reached a broken circular limestone disk with a neat hole drilled through the center that lay precariously across a large fissure in the rock.

Banking on Stone Money 2004

A modern Yapese villager stands with pieces of rai.

Banking on Stone Money 2004

This rai had probably broken during an attempt to move it to the shore, rendering it worthless, so the Yapese had left it behind.

Banking on Stone Money 2004