Losap
{{Short description|Island in Chuuk State, Federal States of Micronesia}}
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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 {{Convert|81|km||abbr=on}} to the SE of Chuuk.{{cite web|url=http://www.oceandots.com/pacific/caroline/losap.php |title=Oceandots - Losap |accessdate=2009-08-06 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223043232/http://www.oceandots.com/pacific/caroline/losap.php |archivedate=December 23, 2010 }}
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.
Linguistics
The outer islands have different ways of saying Chuukese words; their accent is different from the Chuuk Lagoon people.
{{center|For example, these are the way some of the islands have different pronunciations or completely different words.}}
{{center|Lagoon People: sile Losap: kile English: knowledge}}
{{center|lagoon people: oput Losap: amwusak English: hate}}
{{center|lagoon people: emenimen Losap: amelimel English: Smile}}
Villages and groups
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Pekias
! Lukan ! Sotiw |
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Lemok(Sota)
| Angeru | Peichen/Leparas |
Losap
| Letou | Lechapetiw | Imwenikau |
Fanmok
| | Tiela |
Sitowa
| | Latulua |
Fangeta
| | Uchukai |
Malaio
| | |
Alingawa
| | |
References
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External links
- [http://islands.unep.ch/CLV.htm Directory of the islands of Micronesia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119210031/http://islands.unep.ch/CLV.htm |date=2021-01-19 }}
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Category:Islands of Chuuk State
Category:Municipalities of Chuuk State
Category:Atolls of the Federated States of Micronesia
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