Tag: Dolores Marciano

Palauan Story: The Woman in Ngerehokl

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Continuing our theme of reading stories from other Pacific Islands, here is a story from Palau that was translated by Dolores Marciano that we found in the Pacific Languages Collection at UH Manoa. This story reminds us that the relationships nurtured between parents and children are more important than superficial concerns. Jay did his best with the pronunciation of the place names from Palau in the story, so our apologies if they aren’t 100% correct! In this post is the Chamorro text, a Chamorro audio narration by Jay Che’le, and an English translation. Happy reading!

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Pohnpeian Story: Sakier, The Amazing Bird

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Jay and I are getting settled back into daily life again, after about 4-5 weeks of being away. We put our Saturday practice groups on pause while we were traveling and are excited to be starting them again this week. In honor of FestPac 2024, we will be reading some stories from other Pacific islands throughout the rest of this summer. This story comes from Pohnpei or Ponape, and was translated into Chamorro by Dolores Marciano. We found this in a PDF of Chamorro language stories from the Pacific Languages Collection at UH Manoa, which you can access online! In this post the Chamorro text, a Chamorro audio narration by Jay Che’le, and an English translation are included. Happy reading!

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The Young Man and the Tiger

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HÃ¥fa adai! It has been a quieter than usual on the blog these past few weeks, mostly due to me being frequently unwell. I’ve been trying to rest more, but I’ve missed posting on the blog. Jay and I are also on vacation for most of June, so it may be continue to be quieter than usual until July. But I will try to post when I can. Enjoy summer and take care of yourselves 🙂

In this post is a Chamorro story that our Saturday morning practice group read and translated a few Saturdays ago. Jay had an unexpected business trip that week and was unable to record the narration ahead of time. So he ended up reading the story live to the group. This is a fun (and long) story that is a Chamorro retelling, by Dolores Marciano, of a folktale from Thailand. And it’s another great find from the KPV Collection 🙂 This post includes a Chamorro narration by Jay Che’le, the Chamorro text, and an English translation. Happy reading!

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The Beautiful Woman at the Well

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This story evokes elements of the legend of the scented woman or the white lady, and we’ll be reading it this Saturday in our morning practice group. It’s another story from the KPV Collection (details below) which has been an invaluable resource for our practice groups. I’ve marked this story at the Intermediate Level, but the grammar isn’t too complex, so it’s also great for upper-level beginners who know a fair amount of common vocabulary and have famliarity with reduplication and plural man- prefixes.

As always, this post includes the Chamorro text, an audio narration in Chamorro by Jay Che’le, and an English translation. Happy reading!

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