Some Useful Words as Spoken by the People of Fassai, Ulithi

From Habele Institute

Wilson, Francis B. (1945). Some Useful Words as Spoken by the People of Fassai, Ulithi.

Abstract: Word list of Ulithian terms compiled by a naval officer serving on Fassai (Federai) Island, Ulithi Atoll during the War in the Pacific. Francis Wilson served alongside Dr. Marshall Paul Wees on Ulithi during the Pacific War. The two were sent by the U.S. Navy to address a severe outbreak of yaws afflicting the people of Ulithi. Wilson’s son, Luke Wilson, preserved and shared this digitized copy.