Weriyeng (also spelled "Warieng") is one of the last two schools of traditional
navigation
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found in the central
Caroline Islands
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in
Micronesia
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, the other being
Fanur. By tradition these two schools were considered to be the most high of all the schools of navigation that once dotted the islands of the central Carolines. By tradition the Weriyeng school was founded on the island of
Pulap, which is today in the
Pattiw region of
Chuuk State
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,
Federated States of Micronesia
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.
Mau Piailug is one of the most famous navigators of this school. He trained the well-known modern Hawaiian wayfinder
Nainoa Thompson.
Palu (master navigator) in this school
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Mau Piailug
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Rapwi
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Hipour
Notes
External links
Polynesian Voyaging Society Honors Mau PiailugThe Micronesian SeminarChuuk (Truk) Visitors Center
Education in the Federated States of Micronesia
Navigation
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