TODAY'S CHAMORRO WORD : TALANGA

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TALANGA : ear

This word is common to many Austronesian languages throughout the Pacific.

"EAR"

CHAMORRO	TALANGA
MAORI (New Zealand)	TARINGA
SAMOA	TALIGA (but pronounced talinga)
TAGALOG	TAINGA
INDONESIA	TELINGA

Talanga-ho.  My ear.

Talanga-mo.  Your ear.

Puti i talanga-ho.  My ear hurts.

Dångkulo i talanga-ña.  His/her ear is big.