FanuchånanDefinition: time for rain/rainy seasonPart of Speech: nounPronunciation: Fan-ooo-CHA-nanFanomnagan: Definition: time for sunshinePart ...
CHamoru Leksion: Me, You, Them
For this month’s lesson, we will be taking a step back to one of the very basics of CHamoru speaking. If you are a fluent English speaker, then you ...
CHamoru Leksion: Singular vs. Plural
In order to differentiate singulars and plurals when we are speaking (or writing), the common way we know of is by adding the letter “S '' to the end ...
Puti tai Nobiu
Pronunciation: Poo-tee tai no-byoo Part of Speech: Noun Definition: Bougainvillea (flower) The bougainvillea flower is considered to be the ...
Malångu
Pronunciation: Mah-lawng-oo Part of Speech: Adjective Definition: sick or not well Other words used:Manumko’-older person (usually someone ...
Måleffa
Pronunciation: Mah-leh-fah Part of Speech: Verb Definition: forget Other words used: Munga: don’tGuaiya: loveMumu: fightBumaila: dance ...
Ayuda
Ayuda - asiste, fa’che’chu’i, goggue, faboresi Help, aid, assist, succor, be of service, give aid Help (someone) out: kubre Help out: ...
Geftao
Adjective Charitable, giving, generous; Unselfish Uses: "Ma'ålok ha' na mampos manggeftao i manChamoru siha." = "It is said that the Chamorro ...
Boka
Pronunciation: Boh-kah Part of Speech: Verb Definition: eat, devour, consume Other words used: ● Maila’ - to come ● Kao - used to denote a ...
Adios
Adios estaki manali’e’ hit ta’lo Pronounced as: Ah-dee-os Eh-stah-key Man-ah-lee-e hit tah-loo. Root Words Broken Down: Adios: ...