Chamorro language
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The Chamorro language (chuh-MORE-row) (Finuʼ Chamoru in Chamorro) is a language spoken in Guam and the Mariana Islands. It has a lot of loanwords from the Spanish language.
History[change | change source]
In 1922, the US government banned the Chamorro language. Now, most Chamorro in Guam speak English. However, some people are teaching Chamorro classes so that others can learn the language.
Letters[change | change source]
Chamorro uses the ABCs like English and Spanish. The Spanish brought them this alphabet.
Vowels[change | change source]
Chamorro has 6 vowels.
| Letter | Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| Å | like a in car |
| A | like a in cat |
| I | like ee in meet or i in pit |
| E | like e in met or ee in meet |
| U | like oo in tool or u in put |
| O | like ow in low or u in put |
Consonants[change | change source]
Chamorro has 19 consonants.
| Letter | Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| ' | as in the space between "uh" and "oh" in uh-oh |
| B | |
| Ch | |
| D | |
| F | |
| G | |
| H | |
| J | |
| K | |
| L | |
| M | |
| N | |
| Ñ | as in the ni in onion |
| NG | as in the ng in sing |
| P | |
| R | |
| S | |
| T | |
| Y | as in the z in zoo or j in June |