Losap
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Losap is the 2nd Island in the Eastern Islands(Upper Mortlock Islands) group, that's one of the islands in the state of Chuuk
in the Federated States of Micronesia
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Losap is a very small Island, it is one of the four islands in the Eastern Islands(Upper Mortlock Islands) group this island is in the outer lagoon(outer islands). There are 3 villages in Losap there's: Pekias, Sotiw, and Lukan which also have groups in the villages. The outer islands have different ways of saying chuukese words; their accent is completely different from the 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: Smile
Chuuk
Chuuk — formerly Truk, Ruk, Hogoleu, Torres, Ugulat, and Lugulus — is an island group in the south western part of the Pacific Ocean. It comprises one of the four states of the Federated States of Micronesia , along with Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap. Chuuk is the most populous of the FSM's...
in the Federated States of Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia
The Federated States of Micronesia or FSM is an independent, sovereign island nation, made up of four states from west to east: Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae. It comprises approximately 607 islands with c...
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Losap is a very small Island, it is one of the four islands in the Eastern Islands(Upper Mortlock Islands) group this island is in the outer lagoon(outer islands). There are 3 villages in Losap there's: Pekias, Sotiw, and Lukan which also have groups in the villages. The outer islands have different ways of saying chuukese words; their accent is completely different from the lagoon people.
Villages and groups
| Pekias | Lukan | Sotiw |
|---|---|---|
| Lemok (Sotu) | Angeru | Peichen/Leparas |
| Lemok (Sota) | Lechapetiw | Imwenikau |
| Letou | Tiela | |
| Fanmok | Latulua | |
| Sitowa | Uchukai | |
| Fangeta | ||
| Malaio | ||
| Alingawa | ||
| Aleiluk | ||
| Iluk |