The Yapese are a Micronesian ethnic group indigenous to the main island of Yap. Yapese culture is based on the maxims of respect and responsibility. Aspects of traditional Yapese culture are still important in modern Yapese culture.
The Yapese are a Micronesian ethnic group indigenous to the main island of Yap. Yapese culture is based on the maxims of respect and responsibility. Aspects of traditional Yapese culture are still important in modern Yapese culture.
The Micronesians or Micronesian peoples are various closely related ethnic groups native to Micronesia, a region of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean. They are a part of the Austronesian ethnolinguistic group, which has an Urheimat in Taiwan.
Ethno-linguistic groups classified as Micronesian include the Carolinians (Northern Mariana Islands), Chamorros (Guam & Northern Mariana Islands), Chuukese, Mortlockese, Namonuito, Paafang, Puluwat and Pollapese (Chuuk), I-Kiribati (Kiribati), Kosraeans (Kosrae), Marshallese (Marshall Islands), Nauruans (Nauru), Palauan, Sonsorolese, and Hatohobei (Palau), Pohnpeians, Pingelapese, Ngatikese, Mwokilese (Pohnpei), and Yapese, Ulithian, Woleian, Satawalese (Yap).