Tabelang

Tabelang (also recorded as Taabelaang, Tabeelaeng, or Tabelanung) is a village site in Fanif municipality on Yap (Marbaa’) in the Federated States of Micronesia.

Location

Tabelang is located within Fanif on Yap (Marbaa’) at approximately 9.562042932 latitude and 138.1066985 longitude.

A burial ground is located approximately 0.30 km from the site, and a bridge approximately 0.06 km away. Tabelang appears in Trust Territory–era mapping as a named village within Fanif municipality and was recorded as unoccupied by the mid-20th century.

Classification and relationships

Tabelang is classified within the Yapese system of ranked villages associated with Tabinaw as a Caste III, Class 8 (III–8–A) village, placing it within the lowest tier of the traditional hierarchy.

In Fanif political structure, Tabelang is identified as a milingay village and was under the authority of Rang, which exercised suwon (controlling rights) over it. This relationship reflects a system in which higher-ranking villages directed land use and political authority in lower-ranking settlements.