Anoth

Anoth (also documented as Qanooth and possibly associated with the spellings Aanoz and Anoz) is a village or named locality in Gilman municipality on Marbaa' in Yap State of the Federated States of Micronesia.

Anoth is located at approximately 9.444540199 latitude and 138.0608681 longitude and is associated with the polling area of Anoth.

A cultural site is located approximately 0.18 km from the village. Several fish weirs are associated with the village area, including Fann Laan and Fann Tamagken. A bridge is located approximately 0.15–0.34 km from the village.

Administrative and geographic references

The 1968 Trust Territory Physical Planning Program, Final Report, Yap identifies Anoz as Village No. 127 within Gilman municipality. The village appears in municipal listings together with nearby settlements including Zabez, Muruuru, and Tawoway.

Traditional-language documentation from the early 1980s uses the spelling Qanooth and places the locality within "Gilmaan" municipality.

Caste and class

Anoth is classified within the Yapese system of ranked villages associated with Tabinaw as Caste I, Class 2 (I–2–A).

This places Anoth among the higher-ranking villages within the Gilman area. Villages at this level occupied senior positions within systems of landholding, alliance coordination, and inter-village authority.

Alliance relationships

Anoth is associated with the Banpagael alliance network.

Traditional narratives and local features

Traditional narratives associated with Qanooth describe travel and exchange connections linking the locality with Qariib in Tamil municipality and with Qokaaw and other nearby settlements.

Tamgear was identified as originating from Nimgil in Qanooth in Gilmaan’. Within these narratives, Nimgil appears as a more specific residential or estate-associated place within the larger locality of Qanooth. The story recounts how Tamgear adopted Leqmeed, a child said to have drifted by sea from Maap', and brought her to reside in Nimgil.

The narratives additionally describe movement between Qanooth and Qokaaw, including exchanges of food and visits between households and settlements.

Another traditional account associated with Anoth concerns Walathol, a giant linked to the construction of a faluw (men’s house). In the story, a massive Ganow tree located between Anoth and Toway was selected as the principal post for the structure. The tree’s trunk was said to have stretched across both places after being felled, and a location in Anoth became known as Bale Ganow where part of the trunk came to rest.