Yapese people
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The Yapese people are an indigenous Micronesian ethnic group of the Yap Islands, known for their distinctive stone money, seafaring traditions, and rich ceremonial culture.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Federated States of Micronesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
communal feasting
ⓘ
dance festivals ⓘ initiation rituals ⓘ stone money exchange ceremonies ⓘ |
| demographicGroupIn | Federated States of Micronesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Micronesian ⓘ |
| historicalColonizer |
Germany
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ Spain ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
complex social hierarchy
ⓘ
men’s houses ⓘ navigation skills ⓘ rich ceremonial culture ⓘ seafaring traditions ⓘ stone money ⓘ traditional canoe building ⓘ traditional dances ⓘ |
| language |
Yapese
ⓘ
surface form:
Yapese language
|
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oceanic languages ⓘ |
| navigationTradition |
star navigation
ⓘ
wave-piloting ⓘ |
| partOf | population of Yap State ⓘ |
| primaryLocation |
Caroline Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yap Islands ⓘ
surface form:
State of Yap
Yap Islands ⓘ |
| region |
western Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Pacific Ocean
|
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Carolinean people
ⓘ
surface form:
Carolinian people
Micronesians ⓘ
surface form:
Chuukese people
Palauan ⓘ
surface form:
Palauan people
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
clan system
ⓘ
ranked chiefdoms ⓘ village-based organization ⓘ |
| traditionalArchitecture |
men’s meeting houses
ⓘ
thatched houses ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
breadfruit
ⓘ
coconut ⓘ taro ⓘ |
| traditionalCurrency |
Rai stones
ⓘ
stone money ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
fishing
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | indigenous animist beliefs ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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