Yapese language

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
  Central-Eastern
   Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
    Oceanic
     Yapese

Language codes
ISO 639-2yap
ISO 639-3yap
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.

See also: Yapese language, Austronesian languages, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages, Federated States of Micronesia, ISO 639, Language families and languages, List of languages by total speakers, Malayo-Polynesian languages, Manus languages