Thursday, April 26, 2012

YOU KNOW YOU'RE CHAMORRO WHEN....

An insect or bug or animal (gå'ga')....


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....can be used as a name for something else.

Jose : Mångge i karetå-mo, Juan?  (Where is your car, Juan?)

Juan : Gaige gi shop.  Ti malago' macho'cho' i ga'ga'. (In the shop.  It doesn't want to work.)

At the office....

Rose : Terry, fa'tinåse yo' fan xerox copy. (Terry, please make me a xerox copy.)

Terry : Lao haftaimano ma na' on i ga'ga'? (But how do you turn it on?)

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