Yapese
English
Etymology
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Proper noun
Yapese
- The Austronesian language spoken in the Federated States of Micronesia, especially by the inhabitants of Yap.
See also
Adjective
Yapese (comparative more Yapese, superlative most Yapese)
- Of or pertaining to the Yapese atoll or the Yapese language.
Noun
Yapese (plural Yapese)
- A native or inhabitant of Yap.
- 2009, Patrick J. Welch, Gerry F. Welch, Economics: Theory and Practice (page 206)
- Unlike most money, stones sometimes can buy happiness, of a sort; if a Yapese wants to settle an argument, he brings his adversary stone money as a token.
- 2009, Patrick J. Welch, Gerry F. Welch, Economics: Theory and Practice (page 206)
External links
- Ethnologue entry for Yapese, yap