Tuesday, July 12, 2011

TODAY'S CHAMORRO WORD : HÅTSA

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HÅTSA : to lift, to raise

Håtsa i kanai-mo.  Raise your hand.

Håtsa yo', pot fabot.  Lift me, please.

Hu håtsa i patgon.  I lifted the child.

Manhåtsa.  To erect, build.

Bai fanhåtsa guma'.  I will build a house.

Hinatsa.  Construction, lifting.

Hinatsan tatå-ho este na guma'.  This house is my dad's construction.

Håye humåtsa este na guma'?  Who built this house?

Si tatå-ho humatsa este na guma'.  My father built this house.

Håtsa comes from the Spanish alzar, which means "to raise, lift, erect."

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