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Carolinian people
The Carolinian people (endonym: Refaluwasch) are a Micronesian ethnic group who originated in the Caroline Islands, with a total population of over 8,500 people in the Northern Mariana Islands. They are also known as Remathau in Yap's outer islands. Refaluwasch means "People of the Deep Sea." It is thought that their ancestors may have originally migrated from Asia and Melanesia to Micronesia around 2,000 years ago. Their primary language is Carolinian, called Refaluwasch by native speakers, which has a total of about 5,700 speakers. The Refaluwasch traditionally have a matriarchal society. Most Refaluwasch are of the Roman Catholic faith.
The emigration of Refaluwasch to Saipan began in the early 19th century, after the Spanish reduced the local population of Chamorro natives to just 3,700. They began to emigrate, sailing in small canoes from the Carolines, which had been devastated by typhoons. Being indigenous to a more southern archipelago than the Marianas, they generally have a darker complexion than the native Chamorros.
The Refaluwasch are Durums mixed and have the same lineages with Remathau on the outer islands of Yap.
Some of the people on the islands are Chamolinians, who have a mixture of Chamorro and Carolinian heritage.
The Refaluwasch in the CNMI have a high rate of macrosomia, where the infant is born abnormally large.
Carolinians are also known as Repaghuluwósch. They also called themselves Falawasch in the 1800s and may have used this name beyond this century.
Saralu is an example of a Carolinian name. This name was used by a man named Clemente Saralu Taisacan, a Carolinian fisherman of Rota, and was the maiden name of his Carolinian mother.
In the 1950s dating back to Spanish era, some people used Spanish names. Before and during this time, people had three names; this may still be the case today. The first name is a Spanish Christian name for the individual chosen by the parents. The second name is Carolinian, also chosen by the parents or another older relative. The third name or surname is also Carolinian.
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Carolinian people
The Carolinian people (endonym: Refaluwasch) are a Micronesian ethnic group who originated in the Caroline Islands, with a total population of over 8,500 people in the Northern Mariana Islands. They are also known as Remathau in Yap's outer islands. Refaluwasch means "People of the Deep Sea." It is thought that their ancestors may have originally migrated from Asia and Melanesia to Micronesia around 2,000 years ago. Their primary language is Carolinian, called Refaluwasch by native speakers, which has a total of about 5,700 speakers. The Refaluwasch traditionally have a matriarchal society. Most Refaluwasch are of the Roman Catholic faith.
The emigration of Refaluwasch to Saipan began in the early 19th century, after the Spanish reduced the local population of Chamorro natives to just 3,700. They began to emigrate, sailing in small canoes from the Carolines, which had been devastated by typhoons. Being indigenous to a more southern archipelago than the Marianas, they generally have a darker complexion than the native Chamorros.
The Refaluwasch are Durums mixed and have the same lineages with Remathau on the outer islands of Yap.
Some of the people on the islands are Chamolinians, who have a mixture of Chamorro and Carolinian heritage.
The Refaluwasch in the CNMI have a high rate of macrosomia, where the infant is born abnormally large.
Carolinians are also known as Repaghuluwósch. They also called themselves Falawasch in the 1800s and may have used this name beyond this century.
Saralu is an example of a Carolinian name. This name was used by a man named Clemente Saralu Taisacan, a Carolinian fisherman of Rota, and was the maiden name of his Carolinian mother.
In the 1950s dating back to Spanish era, some people used Spanish names. Before and during this time, people had three names; this may still be the case today. The first name is a Spanish Christian name for the individual chosen by the parents. The second name is Carolinian, also chosen by the parents or another older relative. The third name or surname is also Carolinian.