Tag: Kotturan Chamoru

Kottura: I Taotaomo’na

On By Schyuler LujanIn Chamorro StoriesLeave a comment

Our Saturday morning practice group will finish reading and translating The Dolphin and the Two Children this week, so the new story for this week is a bit shorter. It’s from a book written by Carmen C. Blas about different Chamorro cultural beliefs and practices, which I found in the KPV Collection. This short piece discusses beliefs about the taotaomo’na, or ancestral spirits. The Chamorro text, an English translation, and a Chamorro audio narration by Jay Che’le is included in this post. Happy reading!

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Kottura: I Kostumbren Mannginge’

On By Schyuler LujanIn Chamorro Stories3 Comments

When you were growing up, did you practice the Chamorro custom of respectfully greeting elders by taking their hand and sniffing it? In my family we would just go around giving hugs and kisses to our elders, so when I was introduced to this custom I wasn’t used to it at all! Here is a short story in Chamorro about this custom, from a book about Chamorro customs that I found in the KPV collection. You can also read more about this custom on Guampedia. I’ve included the Chamorro text, English translation, and the original pdf. The narration for this story is done by Jay Che’le.

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