Yapese
Language Information
Yapese is spoken in the Federated States of Micronesia, on the island of Yap.
Yapese is an Oceanic language with about 5,000 speakers. Yap is famous for its stone money, large carved limestone discs quarried in Palau.
Yapese is an Oceanic language with about 5,000 speakers. Yap is famous for its stone money, large carved limestone discs quarried in Palau.
Yapese is spoken/used in the following countries:
- Language Family
- Malayo-Polynesian (Austronesian)
- Subgroup
- Micronesian
Yapese Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Yapese
Gubine gidii mani gargeleg nga faileng nibapuf mattʼawen nge rogon. Bay laniyan nipii e nam, ere ngauda ted mattʼaawen e chaa niba chugur ngoded nimod walag dad.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights