Yapese
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English
Etymology
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 people of the island of Yap or the Yapese language.
Noun
Yapese (plural Yapese)
- (chiefly in the plural) 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.
Usage notes
As with other terms for people formed with -ese, the countable singular noun in reference to a person (as in "I am a Yapese", "writing about Yapese cuisine as a Yapese") is uncommon and often taken as incorrect. In its place, the adjective is used, by itself (as in "I am Yapese") or before a noun like person, man, or woman ("writing about Yapese cuisine as a Yapese person"). See also -ish, which is similarly only used primarily as an adjective or as a plural noun.
Further reading
- Ethnologue entry for Yapese, yap
