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Monday, February 13, 2012

AN INTERESTING QUESTION

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I was recently asked this question to test how Chamorro I am in my thinking. If your mother, wife or husband, and child were all capsized ...

MA SUSEDE UN DIA

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panoramio.com GUAM.  FEBRUARY 8, 1862.  ASIGA (between Inal å han and Talofofo). For six days, a boat full of Chamorros, twelve in all...
Sunday, February 12, 2012

TODAY IN HISTORY

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fbbva.es A Chamorro from Guam drawn by an artist on the MALASPINA EXPEDITION which arrived on Guam February 12, 1792 marenostrum.org...
Saturday, February 11, 2012

FINO' I MAN ÅMKO' : I DIKNITÅRIO HA FA' BABA I OTDINÅRIO

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Si Jesus ha fa'gåse i addeng i man apostoles Istorian i tano', desde ke umisao si Adan yan si Eba.  Desde ke ti man afa'maolek...
Friday, February 10, 2012

AN INDIAN AMONG CHAMORROS

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 spicelines.com  An old map of the Malabar Coast of India (look to the left side of the map) It just goes to show how unisolated th...
Thursday, February 9, 2012

FINO' I MAN ÅMKO'

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nlm.nih.gov Tåya' higadu-ña. (Literally : S/He has no liver.) It's not just the Chinese who believe that different organs are...

YOU KNOW YOU'RE CHAMORRO WHEN...

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BEING THIN = SICK theage.com.au How often have dieters, after losing 20 pounds, heard this from someone Chamorro : Ful å no : Hey, ...
Wednesday, February 8, 2012

THE LAST GOVERNOR OF THE SPANISH MARIANAS

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delcampe.net Document signed in Saipan by Eugenio Blanco, in his capacity as Governor of the Marianas Juan Marina was the last Spanish...
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

TODAY'S CHAMORRO WORD : ÅNGLO'

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yourdictionary.com Å NGLO' .  Dry. It's supposed to be the dry season by now.  You couldn't tell from all the rain we'...
Monday, February 6, 2012

LUTA : THE RIVALRY OF TWO WIDOWS

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intheflatfieldidogetbored.blogspot.com Georg Fritz, the German District Chief of the Marianas, speaks about Luta (Rota) and the rivalry h...
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Sunday, February 5, 2012

MAINA : THE VILLAGE OF TWO LADIES

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This weekend is the fiesta of the small community of Maina. The village name - ma ina - means "to illuminate, enlighten, shed light ...
Saturday, February 4, 2012

CHILDHOOD MEMORIES

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"Brown" was a word we used in the 70s for "dude," "man," "guy." "Hey, brown!"  "Sl...

AUTOMATIVE CHAMORRO

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MAPUS.  Gone.  Departed. An alternate spelling is m å 'pos . Not sure who left, though.  It seems the driver is telling us he left...
Friday, February 3, 2012

TODAY IN HISTORY

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marc.uog FIRST GUAM CONGRESS MEETS February 3, 1917 The American Governor at the time, Roy Smith, decided it might be good to gather pr...

PICTOGRAPHS IN LITEKYAN

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Where is Litekyan?  What Ritidian is to others, to Chamorros is Litekyan. From the abundance of latte stone sites in the area, Litekyan wa...
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