Animals are a fun and memorable category for building your Chamorro vocabulary. They are often featured in Chamorro legends and stories, and are usually part of everyday life. In this post, we will learn 42 different Chamorro words for different animals. As a note, animals specific to the Mariana Islands will be covered in a separate post. This post also includes audio pronunciations voiced by Jay Che’le. Happy studying!
Chicken have played a vital role in Chamorro life, both in the Marianas and elsewhere! In this word list, we learn the terms for the different types of chickens, depending upon their gender and how old they are.
månnok
chicken
gåyu
rooster
punidera
hen
poya
young female chicken
poyu
young male chicken
puyitos
chick, baby chicken
Young Animals
Some animals may have specific terms for when they are young, such as puyitos for a baby chicken, or ga’lågitu for a puppy. But for many other animals the terms are not so specific. In these instances, if we want to be specific about talking about a young animal, we can add the word påtgon in front of the word. So a foal (young horse) would be påtgon kabåyu, and a piglet can be called påtgon babui.
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