Biba Ha’ånen Guinaiya! Håfa bidå-mu på’go na såkkan put Ha’ånen Guinaiya? Kao mamåhan hao flores pat chukulåti? Kao mama’tinas hao ninå’i para especiat na taotao gi lina’lå-mu? Puedi un gosa i ha’åne’. Humånao ham para i Oregon Coast put Ha’ånen Guinaiya. Gof espesiat para hami sa’ fine’nina na hinanao-måmi. Ga’ña-ku sumåga gi gimå’-hu, lao gof ya-hu i kanton tåsi siha giya Oregon. Sen bonito.
taitai mås
A few weeks ago for Chamoru class we were asked to write our own nursery rhyme. I always like to make up silly rhymes in English, so I took full advantage of the opportunity to try it out in Chamoru. The effect is something that is fun to say and very silly. I wanted to see if rhyming different words would help me remember them better, and I think it does help. I’ve modified my original verse to center around the theme of being at the beach. There’s a lot of repetition for drilling some basic grammar.
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