The Yapese people are a Micronesian ethnic group native to the main island of Yap. Yapese culture is built on the maxim: Respect and Responsibility. Aspects...
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Micronesians (redirect from Micronesian people)
Hatohobei (Palau), Pohnpeians, Pingelapese, Ngatikese, Mwokilese (Pohnpei), and Yapese, Ulithian, Woleian, Satawalese (Yap). Based on the current scientific consensus...
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Rai stones (redirect from Yapese rai stones)
A rai stone (Yapese: raay), or fei stone, is one of many large artifacts that were manufactured and treasured by the native inhabitants of the Yap islands...
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Islands in the north Pacific region of Micronesia Yapese people, the native inhabitants of the island Yapese language, their language This disambiguation page...
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Micronesia (section Carolinian people)
groups in Melanesia, or the Philippines. A good example of this are the Yapese people who are related to Austronesian tribes in the northern Philippines....
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Religion in Yap (redirect from Yapese mythology)
Catholic, which first arrived in Yap in the late 1880s. Before that, the Yapese people practiced traditional rituals and practices and held beliefs about the...
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The Yapese Empire was an ancient maritime empire located in the western Caroline Islands in the north Pacific region of Micronesia since around the 9th...
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Yap (category Articles containing Yapese-language text)
Yap (Yapese: Waqab, sometimes written as Wa'ab, Waab or Waqaab) traditionally refers to an island group located in the Caroline Islands of the western...
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Chamorro people of the Mariana Islands prefer ripe (red) areca nuts. The betel nut chewing tradition of the Chuukese, Palauan, and Yapese people, on the...
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neighbouring islands to its east and southwest in what is known as the Yapese Empire. Although small-scale and informal, the Empire per se was formed...
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Demographics of the Federated States of Micronesia (redirect from Micronesia/People)
Kosraean(s), Pohnpeian(s), Chuukese, Yapese Ethnic groups: Chuukese 49.3%, Pohnpeian 29.8%, Kosraean 6.3%, Yapese 5.7%, other 8.9% Religions: Roman Catholic...
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"spiritual protection." One of the other reasons why people brought offerings was because of Yapese magicians. They were believed to have power over the...
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Yap State (category Articles containing Yapese-language text)
Yap State (Yapese: Wa'ab or Waqab) is one of the four states of the Federated States of Micronesia, located in the westernmost portion of the country....
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but are still classified as Oceanic are: St. Matthias Islands linkage. ? Yapese language: of the island of Yap. Perhaps part of the Admiralties? Ross &...
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inhabited by the Micronesian peoples. Micronesians Chamorro people: Northern Marianas and Guam Carolinians: Northern Marianas Yapese, Kosraeans, Chuukese, Pohnpeians...
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Traditional Councils in the Yap State (section The Constitutional framework of the traditional Yapese Councils)
behalf of the people. Few Yapese object the influence of the councils and chiefs on the electoral processes. A popular joke is that no Yapese will miss the...
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and sitting dances on Yap and Chuuk. The Yapese are particularly known for their skills in dancing. The Yapese stick dance is performed by men, women and...
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Palikir (section Notable people)
The nationality of the people is Micronesian with the most common ethnicities being Chuukese, Kosraeans, Pohnpeian, and Yapese. English is the common...
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(FSM), held annually on March 1.: 2 It is a celebration of traditional Yapese culture. Common activities held during this time include competitions and...
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Yap (disambiguation) (section People with the name)
engineer Yap Weng Wah (born 1983), Malaysian serial sex offender and hebephile Yapese language Yapp Yong (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles...
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autonomy :Yap Political party: Yap self determination Movement Ethnic Group: Yapese Faichuk Islands Proposed State: Faichuk Malaita Province Proposed state:...
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and sitting dances on Yap and Chuuk. The Yapese are particularly known for their skills in dancing. The Yapese stick dance is performed by men, women and...
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Pacific Islander (category Indigenous peoples of Oceania)
Marshallese (Marshall Islands), Palauans (Palau), Pohnpeians (Pohnpei), and Yapese (Yap). Polynesians include the New Zealand Māori (New Zealand), Native Hawaiians...
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Micronesian Americans (category American people of Federated States of Micronesia descent)
By 1980, several hundred people from the FSM were already residing in the U.S., with most of them being Outer Island Yapese. They did not want to return...
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Hawaii Republic of the North Solomons Kingdom of Tahiti Tuʻi Tonga Empire Yapese Empire Annobón (1474–1778), now part of Equatorial Guinea Bay Islands, now...
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Ulithi (category Articles containing Yapese-language text)
9°58′N 139°40′E / 9.97°N 139.67°E / 9.97; 139.67 Ulithi Ulithi (Yapese: Wulthiy, Yulthiy, or Wugöy; pronounced roughly as YOU-li-thee[needs IPA]) is...
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Demographics of Oceania (redirect from Oceanian people)
Spratlys This template: view talk edit Europeans in Oceania Indigenous peoples of Oceania Y-DNA haplogroups in populations of Oceania ^ a: Papua New Guinea...
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Swedish Empire Tarumanagara Tundun Kingdom Tungning Kingdom Tuʻi Tonga Empire Yapese Empire Alfred Thayer Mahan Archipelagic state Blue-water navy List of transcontinental...
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African people Indigenous people of Africa Ethnic groups in Chad List of ethnic groups in Rivers State List of ethnic groups in Tanzania European people Classification...
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List of contemporary ethnic groups (redirect from List of peoples)
G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z by status: List of Indigenous peoples List of diasporas List of stateless nations regional lists: Ethnic groups...
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