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Chamorro Reference Grammar is a detailed description of the grammatical structure of the indigenous language of the Marian Islands. It is designed primarily as a reference work which will serve to give native speakers some insight into the complexities of their language and to encourage its use at a time when other languages are more prestigious.The book contains an introduction to Chamorro, and its developmental history and dialectal variations, and, with a minimum of technical linguistic terms, it treats phonology, morphology, and syntax. Notes to linguists and a glossary of linguistic terms are included

The Chamorro-English Dictionary provides an alphabetical listing of as many Chamorro words as could be collected, spelled according to the principles adopted by the Marianas Orthography Committee in February 1971. Each word is given a fairly comprehensive definition in English, and, in many cases, sample sentences have been included to illustrate usages in context. Cross-references are provided among Chamorro words that are semantically related. An English-Chamorro finder list, based on selected words in the English definitions, is also provided.

Learning a language isn't an easy task, even if you're the type who's more linguistically inclined. However, when one is learning a rare language such as Chamorro, the indigenous language of the Mariana Islands, using it in everyday conversation can be extremely intimidating. In "Everyday Chamorro: Chamorro Language Phrases for Beginners," you'll find a variety of tips, common phrases, and cultural tidbits that will help you on your way to achieving your language goals. Whether you're learning Chamorro because it's part of your heritage, for pure polyglot curiosity, or just to learn a few phrases to be a polite visitor to the Marianas, "Everyday Chamorro" can be used as a resource in navigating a variety of basic conversation topics from travel and family interaction to everyday tasks and more.

Spoken Chamorro is designed to enable the student to learn to speak and understand the Chamorro language the way native speakers do in their everyday activities. This second edition has been revised to incorporate the spelling conventions adopted by the Marianas Orthography Committee in January 1971, and suggestions made by teachers who have used the text in the classroom. The basic material in the text remains unchanged, the work of the author and Pedro M. Ogo, principal of Rota Elementary and High School, who is a native speaker of the language. As much as possible, the lessons exclude regionalisms, presenting the language as it is heard generally on Guam, Saipan, Rota, and elsewhere throughout the Mariana Islands.

Spoken Chamorro is designed to enable the student to learn to speak and understand the Chamorro language the way native speakers do in their everyday activities. This second edition has been revised to incorporate the spelling conventions adopted by the Marianas Orthography Committee in January 1971, and suggestions made by teachers who have used the text in the classroom. The basic material in the text remains unchanged, the work of the author and Pedro M. Ogo, principal of Rota Elementary and High School, who is a native speaker of the language. As much as possible, the lessons exclude regionalisms, presenting the language as it is heard generally on Guam, Saipan, Rota, and elsewhere throughout the Mariana Islands.

Learning a language isn't an easy task, even if you're the type who's more linguistically inclined. However, when one is learning a rare language such as Chamorro, the indigenous language of the Mariana Islands, using it in everyday conversation can be extremely intimidating. In "Everyday Chamorro: Chamorro Language Phrases for Beginners," you'll find a variety of tips, common phrases, and cultural tidbits that will help you on your way to achieving your language goals. Whether you're learning Chamorro because it's part of your heritage, for pure polyglot curiosity, or just to learn a few phrases to be a polite visitor to the Marianas, "Everyday Chamorro" can be used as a resource in navigating a variety of basic conversation topics from travel and family interaction to everyday tasks and more.

The Official Chamorro-English Dictionary

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Teach Me Chamorro is an educational bilingual learning resource to educate children about 31 commonly used words in Chamorro. In addition to learning words, they have the resources to learn more complex sentences using these words. We’ve designed over 50 pages in a modern yet simple layout.

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Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 3.97

GUAMAZING Hand Drawn Art Featuring Chamorro Designs is an adult Guam coloring book that highlights the beautiful images of the island and the tropics. Bertha Aflague, a Chamorro native of Guam, enjoys practicing the artful dance of her pen as she creates beautiful patterns that bring Guamanians and its visitors across the world back to the islands! Detach yourself from the everyday distractions, excite your senses and unwind with detailed designs that will keep you entertained. Enjoy coloring a new collection of unique tropical and Guam-related images for your artistic endeavor. These unique hand-drawn designs are best colored with fine colored pens and pencils. The use of heavy felt tip markers may bleed through and are not recommended.

A beautifully designed and illustrated bilingual softcover book. This book is a second in a series by Chamorro bilingual expert, Fermina Sablan, that brings together prayers, proverbs, and healing words penned in English and Chamorro - the language of the native people of the Mariana Islands of Guam, Rota, Tinian, and Saipan. Each page is accompanied by a photograph that enhances the prayer, proverb, or healing words that has been selected to be part of this title. If one is looking for a very appropriate Christian-themed Chamorro-English book that instills the beauty of the Chamorro language, this book is it.

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"Interesting if self-serving memoir by former president of Nicaragua, 'always guided by the selfless desire to improve the lot of [her] countrymen.' Details workings of non-Sandinista opposition to Somoza through 1979, and conflicts during 1980s between right and Sandinista regime. Accuses opponents after 1990 of 'scurry[ing] to hide under the skirts of the U.S. Congress or White House.'"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.http://www.loc.gov/hlas/The president of Nicaragua tells of her struggle to bring peace to her country

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bilingual edition. 26 pages. 11.00x8.50x0.07 inches. This item is printed on demand.

Collects stories, poems, and oral histories from the people of the Chamorro and Carolinian people of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam.

World-renowned personality expert reveals the truth about something we all want more of—confidenceMillions of people are plagued by low self-confidence. But in Confidence, personality expert Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic shows us that high confidence makes us less likeable, less employable, and less successful in the long run. He reveals the benefits of low confidence (including being more motivated and self-aware), teaches us how to know when to fake it, get ahead at work, improve our social skills, feel better emotionally and physically, and much more.With this engaging, practical study of our minds and emotions, we can become more capable in every facet of life. Based on decades of research, including the author’s own groundbreaking work, and filled with fascinating anecdotal evidence, this will appeal to readers of The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal and Succeed by Heidi Grant Halvorson. Confidence will shatter every myth you’ve ever believed about self-confidence and its effects on us—ranging from the very personal to the global level.