Yapese sky high-god; classed as deity. Spellings vary (Yalafath, Yelafaz, Yälfaath). In the layered Yapese cosmos he is creator of humankind beneath the older sky-makers Gavur li yel yel and Yanolop; his messenger is the albatross mui-bab and his realm of the dead is Falraman. Gloss 'Sky High-God'.
Domains
sky
creation of humankind
birds
land of the dead
Powers
shapes the first man and woman from earth
Epithets
Yalafath
Sources
Müller, W. (1917). Yap. Ergebnisse der Südsee-Expedition 1908-1910, II.B.2, Friederichsen, Hamburg
Lingenfelter, S.G. (1975). Yap: Political Leadership and Culture Change in an Island Society. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu