Yapese language

Spoken in

  • Austronesian Malayo - Polynesian languages Malayo - Polynesian languages ​​East Oceanic languages Yapesisch

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Yap

Yap

Yapesisch is a language on the island of Yap ( Federated States of Micronesia) and is spoken by 6,600 residents.

The vocabulary of the Yapese was influenced during the Spanish occupation (c. 1500 ) by the Spanish language. During the German occupation of the late 19th century flowed German words with one, after the First World War also Japanese and English words. Assign it the Austronesian languages ​​, Malayo - Polynesian precisely the.

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