Thursday, August 22, 2013
TODAY'S CHAMORRO WORD : MALÅTE'
MALÅTE' : smart, intelligent
Kao malåte' si Pedro? Is Pedro smart?
Malåte' na påtgon! A smart child!
Hokkok malate'-ña! He is super smart! (Literally : His intelligence is to the furthest degree possible.)
Eståba gof mudoro lao despues mumalåte'. S/he was once dull-witted but later became smart.
Falak i kolehio ya un na' malåte' hao! Go to college and make yourself smart!
Na' fan malåte', pot fabot, i famagu'on-ho! Please make my children smart!
Minalåte'. Intelligence.
Nå'e yo', Asaina, ni minalate'-ho. Grant me, Lord, intelligence. (Literally : my intelligence.)
I man minalåte'. The intellectuals.
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