Onoun, also known as Ulul, is the westernmost island of Namonuito Atoll and a municipality in Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia. ==Etymology== The name of the island goes back to Proto-Chuukic *unouno. ==History== ===Pre-colonial history=== In pre-colonial times Onoun was an independent polity with a society organized into clans. Its people, according to oral lore, originated on Fananu. While each clan had its own chief (), the island's Traditional Chief () held power over all Onoun and was involved in customary affairs. Namonuito Atoll was part of the sawei system of tribute and tra
Onoun, also known as Ulul, is the westernmost island of Namonuito Atoll and a municipality in Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia. ==Etymology== The name of the island goes back to Proto-Chuukic *unouno. ==History== ===Pre-colonial history=== In pre-colonial times Onoun was an independent polity with a society organized into clans. Its people, according to oral lore, originated on Fananu. While each clan had its own chief (), the island's Traditional Chief () held power over all Onoun and was involved in customary affairs. Namonuito Atoll was part of the sawei system of tribute and trade, sending their tribute to Polowat, in a network that led to the system's head, Gagil, on Yap. As the easternmost atoll involved in sawei, it had the lowest rank, therefore it did not receive tribute itself and was the first to send tribute in Yap's direction annually. The system ceased to function with German colonisation.
Onoun's relations with Polowat were sour in the late 19th century, and this led to the island's vacation by its original population. They exchanged raids; a destructive one on Pulap by Onoun warriors before the 1880s, itself motivated by revenge over an earlier raid on Makur from Pattiw, led to Polowatese retaliation. Facing this impending attack, the entire population of Onoun, except for one woman, fled to the Mariana Islands.
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