Tafgif

Tafgif (also recorded as Taafgif or Taafgiif) is a village site in Fanif municipality on Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia.

Location

Tafgif is located within Fanif on Yap (specifically Marbaa’) at approximately 9.54398738 latitude and 138.1150325 longitude.

Trust Territory–era records identify Tafgif as part of Fanif municipality and list it among settlements reported as unoccupied by the mid-20th century.

Classification and relationships

Tafgif is classified within the Yapese system of ranked villages associated with Tabinaw as a Caste II, Class 5 (II–5–F) village. This places it within the lower portion of the high-caste (pilung) grouping—above commoner and dependent villages, but below the principal decision-making and leadership villages in Fanif.

In documented Fanif political structure, Tafgif is identified as a dependent (milingay) village under Runu. This relationship reflects a structured system of obligations in which Tafgif participated in labor, resource contributions, and communication routed through higher-ranking villages.

Within broader Yapese alliance structures, Tafgif appears among mid-level villages participating in distributed networks connecting Fanif and neighboring regions through formal communication channels (tha‘).

Tafgif is also associated with an altar (taliew) linked to this network, indicating its role within the ritual and communication system centered on Runu and related villages.