Wednesday, June 29, 2011

CHAMORRO EXPRESSIONS : KALAN I MANNOK NI FIGO

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"Like the shivering chicken."

So we describe an emotionally cold or distant person.  Someone from whom we expected a friendly smile, or warm embrace, only to notice that person freeze upon seeing us, as if the person were a shivering chicken.

Rosa : Un li'e si Tomasa nigap?
Maria : Hu'u, lao ti malago' ha atan yo', kalan i mannok ni figo.

Kalan = Like
Månnok = Chicken
Fugo = Cold, chilling, freezing

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