Sångan yan Råmen ginen as Shing Yin Khor

On By Schyuler LujanIn Chamorro StoriesLeave a comment

Do you like reading web comics? I love reading web comics, and especially now with all the variety of art styles and stories. I found this comic on Catapult, written and illustrated by Shing Yin Khor. For fun and to flex our translation muscles, Jay and I translated it into Chamorro. There may be some errors in our translation, but hopefully you enjoy reading it, as we really enjoyed translating it into our language. We’ve also included the audio narration in Chamorro to help with listening and reading practice. You can also read Shing Yin Khor’s original comic in English at this link: Catapult | Say It With Noodles

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Kåntan Paluma

On By Schyuler LujanIn Personal WritingLeave a comment
Ekungok i tinige’-hu gi Chamoru.

Dikike’ na post este. På’go na ogga’an makmåta yo’ gof taftaf. Sen taftaf. Mama’tinas yo’ kafe pues matå’chong yo’ gi fi’on i bentåna gi halom i sagå-hu. Matatå’chong ha’ yo’ guini ya siña hu hungok i kantan paluma ginen i sanhiyong. Manmames i kantan-ñiha. An manekungok yo’ kåntan paluma, siña yo’ manli’e’ meggai na kulot siha lokkue’. Kalang guaha dikike’ na isa siha gi talangå-hu! Puedi un komprende i siñente-ku. Todu i tiempo, siña manli’e’ yo’ kulot siha an manekungok yo’ dåndan pat kånta siha. Ya hågu? Kao un susesedi este lokkue’? Gosa i kantan paluma på’go na ogga’an. Manana si Yu’os 🙂

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Pinentan as Debbie Tung

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Ekungok i tinige’-hu gi Chamoru.

Kao guaha na un li’e’ i che’cho-ña si Debbie Tung? Ti hu tungo’ este na attista asta ki hu fåhan i lepblo-ña, “Guinaiyan Lepblo.” Gof kiñute i pinentå-ña siha! Malago’ yo’ pumula i che’cho’-ña sa’ siempre para u ayuda yo’ tumungo’ i lengguahen Chamoru. Mamula yo’ tres comics guini na post. Taitai yan gosa!

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Man- Prefix for Transitive Verbs

On By Schyuler LujanIn Chamorro Lessons: Intermediate3 Comments

During our morning practice group this past Saturday, we talked about applying the man- prefix. There are several applications of the man- prefix, and there are slightly different ways to understand how and why it’s applied depending upon if it is applied to transitive verbs, intransitive verbs, nouns, or pronouns. It can get pretty confusing! I’ll be doing a mini-series about the man- prefix and how it is applied to different types of words. In this post I’ll be exploring the application of the man- prefix to transitive verbs and laying out my own systematic way of understanding this prefix.

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