Monday, October 24, 2016

CHALÅN-TA : HAGÅMHAM



Two streets in the Marianas are named for the coconut tree's flowering stem which produces the coconut fruit.

The one in Saipan spells it correctly. Hagåmham. The one on Guam forgot to include the initial H. As the language changes here and there for some people, some Chamorros are dropping the H and say agåmham.

Here's how the hagåmham looks like :





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