Guinahan Chamoru

A list of resources for learning about Chamoru culture, language, and history. Sorted by category and then alphabetically within each category.

NOTE: If there is...

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2. something missing that should be added

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Last updated: 31 Mar 2023

Table of Contents

• General 📚 📖 📑
• Fino'-ta 🗣
• Håle'-ta 🌊 ✨ 🧬
• Nengkånnu' 🍚🥥🐟
• Fantinigi'an Siha 💻 ⌨

Key

ID	Description
A	Audio
P	Photos, illustrations
S	Store; has things you can buy
V	Videos
W	Written
AR	Account required
DL	Downloadable resource(s)

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General 📚 📖 📑

Resources that fit more than one category.

• CHamoru History, Culture And Courtesies --- AR
  • Facebook group "dedicated to the CHamoru people, their histories, culture, customs, courtesies"
• Fanachu! --- A, V, AR
  • "a decolonial current events and academic critique show based in Guåhan"
  • YouTube channel
• The Guam Bus --- S
  • Mission: "to revitalize the Chamoru language and empower the Chamoru people"
• Guampedia --- W
  • "a community project that highlights the unique Chamorro heritage and history of Guam and the Mariana Islands"
• Independent Guåhan --- AR
  • "role of Independent Guåhan is to advocate for Independence as the best future political option for Guam"
• Marianas Agupa Talkshow --- A, V
  • "Marianas Agupa Show is designed to promote our Chamorro Language and Culture via live talk show, oral stories, idioms,foods, songs and events."
  • Facebook account (AR)
• Nihi!
  • "Equipping the future caretakers of our land, ocean and culture."
  • Youtube channel
• Pulan Speaks --- V
  • "learn exciting regional subjects - from the Chamorro language to Micronesian history, and current issues!", content by Edward Leon Guerrero, aka Pulan.
• Unibetsedåt Guåhan Publications --- S
  • Publications from the University of Guam
• Wikipedia in Chamoru
  • Nowhere near as extensive as the English version, but maybe that can change if enough of us contribute.

Fino'-ta 🗣

Language-related resources, e.g., dictionaries, orthographies, etc.

• Chamorro Dictionary --- W
• Chamorro Grammar by Dr. Sandra Chung--- W, DL
  • "A reference grammar of Chamorro, an Austronesian language of the Mariana Islands (northwest Micronesia)"
• Dictionary and Grammar of the Chamorro Language of the Island of Guam --- W
  • Released by Navy Department, United States of America; Washington, Government Printing Office, 1918
• Ginen i Hila' i Mañaina-ta: Rinikohen Tiningo' yan Sinangan Siha --- W, DL
• KPV Collection, Chamorro Books
  • Digital scans of Chamorro books from around the late 70's/early 80's
• Kumisión i Fino' CHamoru --- Mix
  • Vision: "We lead nation-building efforts to insure the continuity of our CHamoru peoplehood and nationhood by fostering the restoration and revitalization of our language, culture and history as Guahǻn’s taotao tåno’."
  • Utugrafihan CHamoru Guåhan --- W, DL
• Learning CHamoru --- AR
  • "an online platform to facilitate and advance the learning of CHamoru."
• Peter Onedera's Guam PDN Column --- W
  • Listed in this section because his articles are written in Chamoru with English translations
  • note: The latest article is dated Feb 10, 2021
• Utugrafihan Finu' Chamorro --- W, DL
  • Chamorro Orthography (revised July 2009) used in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)

Håle'-ta 🌊 ✨ 🧬

History and genealogy related resources.

• Ancient Chamorro Society
  • These are scans of pages from the book.
• Chamorro Identity: Chamorro History and Culture¹ --- W
• Chamorro Roots Genealogy Project, Hale' CHamoru --- W, AR
  • Created by Siñot Bernard Punzalan
• CNMI Archives --- V, W
  • Interviews archive

1: Hasn't been updated since 2017.

Nengkånnu' 🍚🥥🐟

• Annie's Chamorro Kitchen --- W

Fantinigi'an Siha 💻 ⌨

Opinion columns, blogs, and blog-like resources.

• David Taitingfong's blog
  • shameless plug, this is me
• Dr. Michael Lujan Bevacqua's Guam PDN Column --- W
  • Dr. Bevacqua writes about Chamorro issues and topics, particularly those on Guåhan
• Hita La'mon --- V
  • "Un Chamorro na Vlog gi fino' Chamorro", vlogs created by Siñot Cody Lizama
• I Sakman i Fino'-ta --- W
  • A site dedicated to blogs written entirely in Chamoru. Topics run the gamut from video games to history to personal stories.
• The Islander --- W
  • Songs & poems; unknown author.
• Lengguahi-ta --- W, AR
  • Instagram account, "Documenting my Chamorro language learning journey and sharing my notes"
  • Personal site
• No Rest for the Awake - Minagåhet Chamorro --- W
  • "This blog is dedicated to Chamorro issues, the use and revitalization of the Chamoru language and the decolonization of Guam", blogs by Dr. Michael Lujan Bevacqua
• Paleric --- W
  • An amazing resource for all things Chamoru. Written by Påle' Eric. Blogs go back to 2011.