Yapese
Facts
- Language: Yapese
- Alternate names:
- Language code: yap
- Language family: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Yapesic
- Number of speakers: 6590
- Script:
More information:
Introduction
Yapese is a language of Micronesia. It is spoken in Caroline Islands, Yap island, 10 islands. Also in United States.
The Yapese Verb
Verblist
- abich
- ba
- kay
- lith
- meybil
- mil
- mul
- nang
- qayuuy
- ra
- (ker)keer, guruuy -- to scratch
- [ker]keer -- to dig
- [ma]lik'aey -- to dream
- [pin]piniŋ, fil[fil] -- to suck
- [qir]qiriŋ, saath -- to steal
- biiŋ -- to open, uncover
- chaŋëg -- to fly
- cheleeg, piig -- to turn
- chuwaey' -- to buy
- doedöy -- to cut, hack
- faraay -- to sniff, smell
- fas -- to live, be alive
- foor -- to climb
- guul -- to hit
- guy -- to see
- k'aad -- to bite
- kaay, qabiich -- to eat
- koel -- to hold
- laŋad -- to chew
- leam -- to think
- liiq -- to kill
- liith, luum -- to cook
- luul' -- to flow
- m'aag -- to tie up, fasten
- maathqëg -- to count
- magar, rus -- to fear
- makool -- to hunt
- masëy -- to split
- mathow -- to swell
- meel'eeg -- to choose
- miith -- to hide
- minmin -- to laugh
- miyuuq, yuuŋ -- to plant
- mool -- to sleep
- muul -- to fall
- muun, paag -- to throw
- märweel -- to work
- naaŋ -- to know, be knowledgeable
- noeŋ -- to swim
- ŋuluq -- to yawn
- paer -- to sit
- pagoofaan -- to breathe
- pardëq -- to pound, beat
- qudiy -- to squeeze
- qunum, quun -- to drink
- qörfeeg, qurfeeg -- to burn
- rugöy -- to stab, pierce
- ruŋqag -- to hear
- saak'iy -- to stand
- suull'ugun -- to vomit
- thig nga but -- to lie down
- thoow -- to blow
- thuw[aeg] -- to spit
- tugiil, tuguul -- to grow
- yaen -- to walk
- yib -- to come
- yiim' -- to die, be dead
- yiin' -- to shoot
- yip' -- to sew
- yoeg -- to say
- yoer -- to cry