Losap
Island in Chuuk State, Federal States of Micronesia
Losap is an atoll located in the Eastern Islands or Upper Mortlock Islands group in the outer islands region of the state of Chuuk in the Federated States of Micronesia. It is located 81 km (50 mi) to the SE of Chuuk.
Losap is also the name of one of the four islands in the atoll. There are 3 villages in Losap: Pekias, Sotiw, and Lukan which also have groups in the villages.
01Linguistics
The outer islands have different ways of saying Chuukese words; their accent is different from the Chuuk Lagoon people.
For example, these are the way some of the islands have different pronunciations or completely different words. Lagoon People: sile Losap: kile English: knowledge lagoon people: oput Losap: amwusak English: hate lagoon people: emenimen Losap: amelimel English: Smile02Villages and groups
| Pekias | Lukan | Sotiw | Pesilim/Fesinim |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lemok(Sota) | Angeru | Peichen/Leparas | Malaio |
| Letou | Lechapetiw | Imwenikau | Uchukai |
| Fanmok | Tiela/Iluuk | ||
| Sitowa | Latulua | ||
| Fangeta | Linkul | ||
| Alingawa |
Sources and credits
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Losap Atoll ISS002.jpg by NASA, Public domain
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