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 |
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' | 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 |