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NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Chamorros Chamorros or Chamorus are the indigenous people of the Mariana Islands, which include the American territory of Guam and the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Micronesia. Chamorro, or Chamoru, is the native language of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. The Chamorro Language of Guam: A Grammar of the Idiom Spoken by the Inhabitants of the Marianne or Ladrones, Islands, by William Edwin Safford. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Chamorros   (2061 words)

Chamorro - Language Directory Chamorro can also be considered a mixed language (Hispano-Austronesian) or a language that resulted of a contact and creolization process in the Mariana Islands. Some of the similarities between the Chamorro language and languages of the Philippines may be due at least in part to the fact that after 90%-95% of the native Chamoru population was wiped out during Spanish rule, large numbers of Filipinos began to be shipped to the archipelago, thus possibly influencing Chamoru language and culture. Dictionary and Grammar of the Chamorro Language of the Island of Guam language-directory.50webs.com /languages/chamorro.htm   (349 words)

Chamorro language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Chamorro is the native language of the Chamoru of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam. Chamorro is also used in mainland United States by immigrants and some of their descendants. Some of the similarities between the Chamorro language and languages of the Philippines may be due at least in part to the fact that after 90%-95% of the native Chamoru population was wiped out during Spanish rule, large numbers of Filipinos began to be shipped to the archipelago, thus possibly influencing Chamoru language and culture. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chamorro_language   (579 words)

Chapter 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) When languages come in contact, three principle outcomes are possible: a population may decide to continue using their native language for all functions, choose to use the newly introduced language instead of the native language in all functions or choose to use the native language in some domains and the additional language in others. Finally, Guamanians have perhaps been the most successful in implementing a language of wider communication in their school system and in other societal institutions but at the cost of their native language, Chamorro, which they are now struggling to revive in the school system as well as in other domains. These groups of educated individuals who chose language as the symbol representing ethnocultural uniqueness were essential in the efforts to maintain the native language; however, they may have also, in part, been detrimental to the successful incorporation of both the native language and an additional language in the school system and in other institutions. ponce.inter.edu /vl/tesis/sharon/chap1.html   (2979 words)

The Official Website of Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo Among the estimated 175 indigenous languages spoken by citizens of the United States today is the Chamorro language, the indigenous language of the Chamorro people of Guam. The preservation of the Chamorro language and culture is within the current authorized mission of the ANA-administered grant programs that H.R. 4766 seeks to expand and for which it seeks to reauthorize funding. The inclusion of the Chamorro language as among the Native American languages sought to be preserved by this legislation is an important element. www.house.gov /bordallo/Press_Releases/2006/pr092806-2.html   (703 words)

Guam Public School System - Chamorro Studies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) Chamorro is a dynamic and living language of communication; it is perpetuated, promoted and protected to ensure its continued survival and usage. Public Laws 21-34, 14-53, and 15-9 mandate Chamorro language instruction to all students in grades K-5; P.L. 21-34 mandates all secondary students to take a one-year course in Chamorro language instruction at the middle school and a one-year course in Chamorro language instruction at the high school. The Chamorro Teaching Degree Institute (CTDI) at the University of Guam was set up for Chamorro language and culture teachers and Bilingual-Bicultural Education Program aides to attain a BA degree in Elementary or Secondary Education with specialization in Chamorro. www.doe.edu.gu /chamstud   (639 words)

Local teacher writes book on Chamorro language   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) The official languages on Guam are Chamorro and English. While the Chamorro language is unique, the language combines elements from other cultures and from ancient Chamorros from more than 5,000 years ago. One Chamorro teacher who has worked more than a decade spoke about finding structure to the Chamorro language for students or anyone of any age or background. www.kuam.com /news/15062.aspx   (621 words)

A Brief History of the Chamorro One of a number of divergent theories on the origin and spread of the Austronesian language suggests that an earlier form of the language referred to as Proto-Austronesian was brought into the northern Philippines sometime around 3000 BC, eventually evolving into the Malayo Polynesian subgroup. This conventional view of Chamorro social organisation is in consistent with the results of recent archaeological and historical research, and with the structures of other traditional Micronesian societies. Although research on the nature of pre-historic Chamorro society continues, the preponderance of archaeological and historical data clearly suggests that Chamorro society was organised at the village level and comprised two or three general levels of relative rank. www.janeresture.com /micronesia_chamorro   (1232 words)

Resources on the Chamorro Chamorro (or Tjamoro) is a Spanish-influenced language spoken by about 78000 people in Guam and... Chamorros were believed to be Malay peoples whose ancestors came from Indonesia, Malaysia, and Philippines to Guam and Marianas Islands in 2000 BC. Chamorro language is included in Malayo-Polynesian languages of the Austronesian family. www.mongabay.com /indigenous_ethnicities/pacific/Chamorro.html   (1369 words)

Chamorro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) Chamorro, sometimes confused as Guamanian, is the native language of ethnic Chamorros on the Micronesian island of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, particularly Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. Chamorros represent less than half of the current population on Guam, and not all ethnic Chamorros, i.e. the younger generation, speak it, so estimates of Chamorro's speaking population are between sixty and ninety thousand. www.flw.com /languages/chamorro.htm   (62 words)

Open Directory - Test:World   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) Chamorro is one of the national languages of Guam and of the Northern Mariana Islands. A Sino-Tibetan language spoken in the north of Myanmar and in Yunnan in China. The Ladin language is a language of raetoromanian origin, and spoken in parts of Trentino-Alto Adige. dmoz.org /Test/World/desc.html   (1439 words)

Linguist List - Web Resource Listings Language Aid: Language Aid International is an NGO that promotes the study of both local and foreign languages. Language Miniatures: A site on which 900-word essays are posted once a month in which a topic relating to all aspects of language and linguistics is presented in an easily readable, non-technical way. The language partner is someone who speaks the language you study as their native language and is studying your native language. linguistlist.org /sp/LangAnalysis.html   (7581 words)

Chamorro language - Chamorro language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) '''Chamorro''', or Chamoru, is the native language used in Guam and Northern Dictionary and Grammar of the Chamorro Language of the Island of Guam, Their vernacular, called the Chamorro language, is not a Micronesian dialect but a distinct language with its own vocabulary and grammar. The Chamorro language is an Austronesian language spoken in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. finearea.com /fnae/chamorro-language.htm   (226 words)

Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News The native language of Guam and the rest of the Mariana Islands. Yet Untalan, a former Guam resident whose first language was Chamorro and who didn't speak any English when she started elementary school, figured her teachings would be one small way to slow the language's demise, to help students who wanted to learn what many were discouraged from learning while growing up. Untalan said the language started declining in the 1950s and 60s, coinciding with the period in which children were penalized for speaking Chamorro in Guam schools. starbulletin.com /2001/05/13/news/perez.html   (482 words)

languagehat.com: CHAMORRO. Chamorro is a Malayo-Polynesian language of Guam and the Northern Marianas; for a language spoken by fewer than 100,000 people, it's got an impressive web presence. But in Chamorro, the word is "lepblo." "Papel" is the same in Tagalog but "pappet" in Chamorro. The Chamorro "community" is one of the largest linguistic/ethnic groups in Micronesia, but their language is among the most endangered, despite all the money put into revival projects. www.languagehat.com /archives/002210.php   (663 words)

Chamorro Translation Service - English to Chamorro Translation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) You probably don't speak Chamorro yourself, so there are a few questions you'll need to consider when choosing a translation company. Language is a living thing it develops and changes constantly. To ensure our translators keep abreast of the language our Chamorro translators live in-county and translate into their mother tongue. www.appliedlanguage.com /languages/chamorro_translation.shtml   (428 words)

Storytelling in the Classroom For example, the values embraced by Chamorros, like interdependence, social position, old age, shame, competition, and nature, are embedded in the actions of characters in Chamorro cultural stories. One example of instruction with cultural narratives is for teachers to tell a story in Chamorro or English and ask the children to listen for the moral of the story and to retell what they heard and understood. The Chamorro language, culture, history, and narratives are very important parts of the school curriculum for all grade levels. www.prel.org /products/paced/oct04/re_storytelling.htm   (679 words)

Pacific Magazine: GUAM: Chamorro Bible Available Soon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) Chamorro Bible editions based on the rare 1908 Chamorro Bible will be available on Guam starting this month, according to publisher Rlene Santos Steffy. I'm working on oral history preservation, and in doing that, I'm trying to show that the Chamorro language, our mother tongue, is alive and can be preserved," she added. She said the original publication of the Chamorro Bible was proof that the indigenous language was not just a verbal but a written language as well. www.pacificmagazine.net /pina/pinadefault2.php?urlpinaid=16876   (351 words)

ChamorroBible.org - The Chamorro Bible: Y Salmo Sija, Y Cuatro Ebangelio Sija, Y Checho Y Apostoles Sija ikely tutored in the Chamorro language by José Mendiola Taitano, Francis Marion Price, assisted by five unidentified Chamorros in Guåhan – Guam, translated The Four Gospels, The Acts of the Apostles, and The Psalms, from the Hebrew and Greek languages to the Chamorro (Chamoru) language. Edward R. von Preissig, Ph.D. Dictionary and Grammar of the Chamorro Language of the Island of Guam. The Chamorro Language of Guam: A Grammar of the Idiom Spoken by the Inhabitants of the Marianne or Ladrones, Islands. chamorrobible.org   (1007 words)

GuamPDN.com| Kidkorner   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) The Chamorro culture has been shifted through the strain of colonization and shaped by the heat of war, and yet still maintains at its core values of family and kinship. Ronald T. Laguana, acting administrator for DOE Chamorro Studies and Special Projects Division, said teaching the language is an integral part of sharing the Chamorro culture with the younger generation to ensure it’s survival. The two government agencies along with the Department of Chamorro Affairs are spearheading the yearlong festivities as proclaimed by the governor. www.guampdn.com /guampublishing/kidscorner/archive/0227.html   (751 words)

[No title] A person speaking a language in a society will only be able to frame important thoughts and actions according to how their language has expressed it before them. Although these islands have had some influences on their native language, such as Spanish and Japanese because of territorial rule in the past, most of the native tongue is still in tact. 	In the English language where a difference in gender between one’s siblings would be distinguished with the words ‘brother’ for male and ‘sister’ for female; in the Chamorro language there is no distinction between the two. www.msu.edu /user/m/a/matousta/web/sapir2.html   (1528 words)

NO REST FOR THE AWAKE - MINAGAHET CHAMORRO: August 2005 Chamorros who are attempting to learn their language as an adult are confronted with something similar. Natural speakers of Chamorro are becoming less and less common on Guam, and so what has happened for so many (especially those who are educated) is that their knowledge of Chamorro feeds directly into their ego and they tend to look down on those who don't speak Chamorro. The death of Chamorros and their culture, the awesomeness of American style education or the erasure of the indigenous person in democracy, these are colonizing commonsensical notions that force our vision and speech, yet lie well beneath them, supposedly beyond questioning. minagahet.blogspot.com /2005_08_01_minagahet_archive.html   (12460 words)

Urban Dictionary: chamorros Guamanian is the american name for a chamorro, people from the island of guam... The name guamanian is what we call our selfs becuase its to annoying to hear someone try and say Chamorro the right way so we say Guamanian instead. Chamorro - pacific islanders, not asian, not hawiian. www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=chamorros   (271 words)

Teach ReSPCT - Topic5. Language and Communication Chamorro is taught in grades K-5, during one year in middle school, and also at the University of Guam Chamorro was used by middle and older age-groups to emphasize points that affected family and community Language mastery was vital for a chief to be effective in expressing his views clearly and persuading his people of his ideas; leaders who could not use Pohnpeian found it difficult to deal with their people www.prel.org /teams/Topic5.asp   (4481 words)

Chamorro The Chamorros are an indigenous people of Guam and the Mariana Islands. The Chamorro language is an Austronesian language spoken in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Violeta Chamorro was the president of Nicaragua from 1990 to 1996 and is probably the most famous member of the family, as well as being the first woman president on the continent of North America. www.governpub.com /Languages-C/Chamorro.php   (553 words)

Chamorro Language Course, Audio, CD ROM, Learn, Speak, Instruction Spoken Chamorro is designed to enable the student to learn to speak and understand the Chamorro language the way native speakers do in their everyday activities. As much as possible, the lessons exclude regionalisms, presenting the language as it is heard generally on Guam, Saipan, Rota, and elsewhere throughout the Mariana Islands. Chamorro Reference Grammar is a detailed description of the grammatical structure of the indigenous language of the Marian Islands. www.maps2anywhere.com /Languages/Chamorro_language_course.htm   (629 words)

Learn Chamorro, Chamorro Windows, Chamorro Office, Chamorro Software, Chamorro Dictionary, Chamorro Translation, ... Chamorro is spoken on the island of Guam in the western Pacific Ocean. Latest figures show approximately 40,000 speakers of the language (out of a total population of 110,000) and about 12,000 speakers on the Marianas, most of them on the island of Saipan. Chamorro is one of the Micronesian languages, which form a part of the Malayo-Polynesian family. www.worldlanguage.com /Vietnamese/Languages/Chamorro.htm   (228 words)

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