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Come Ashore
Tack your canoe towards shore at Mogmog. Stephen explains
the ancient art of navigation and how voyagers would come to Ulithi,
including observations of weather, measuring distance at sea, and protocols
for approaching the island.
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The Ancients
Yaad tells of the ten children of Rigog and Loobirang,
who were assigned to different areas of Yap. One of these ten, Yongl’aab,
married Ga’ut from Tagbuy, and they moved to Numruy, the most
important platform in Gachpar village.
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Legendary Setting
The story of Yongl'aab continues, following his daughter Liomarer, her
anger at being given the poorer meat of the turtle, and her journey
to Ulithi. There, she has a son Filtey, who chases his toy canoe back
to Yap. This is the beginning of the sawey relationship.
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Neighbors
The sawey relationship is explained, wherein Ulithi is linked
to Yap and to the other Outer Islands. Sawey is a reciprocal
exchange system, whereby Outer Islanders bring gifts to Yap via Ulithi,
and return with products of Yap. A special page describes these Tribute
Trips in greater detail.
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Come Ashore | The
Ancients | Legendary Setting |
Neighbors | Language |
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