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Estorian Chamoru: Sinko na Påbu

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Link to Quizlet Study Deck: Sinko na Påbu Quizlet

Ekungok i estoria.

In taitai yan pula este na estoria gi inetnon praktika gi Sabålu. Mappot este na pinila para guahu, lao maneyak yo’ meggai nuebu na palabra siha. Pot i hemplo’, åntes di hu taitai este na estoria, ti hu tungo’ håfa taimanu masångan “turkey” gi fino’ Chamoru! Puedi un gosa este na estoria. Ya puedi un gosa i ha’åne yan familiå-mu. Magof Ha’ånen Mannå’i Grasia!

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Legend: The Girl Who Slept With Her Wet Hair

On By Schyuler LujanIn Chamorro Legends, Chamorro Stories2 Comments

Growing up, my grandmother always warned me against going to sleep with wet hair because if I did, I would wake up with crooked fingers or a crooked neck. It wasn’t until I started learning Chamorro and reading our legends in our language that I realized there is an entire legend based on this! Here is that legend, the version collected by Carmen C. Blas and narrated by Jay Che’le.

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