Yapese language
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| Yapese | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in: | Federated States of Micronesia |
| Region: | Island of Yap |
| Total speakers: | 6,600 |
| Ranking: | Not in top 100 |
| Genetic classification: | Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | yap |
| ISO 639-3 | yap |
| SIL (Version 14, 2000) | YPS |
Yapese is a language spoken by 6,600 people on the island of Yap (Federated States of Micronesia).
It belongs to the Austronesian languages, more specifically to the Oceanic languages. It has been postulated that Yapese is one of the Manus languages.
