Chamorro Reference GrammarChamorro Reference Grammar is a detailed description of the grammatical structure of the indigenous language of the Mariana 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. |
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actor focus affixes Agaña allomorph allophones bai hu Basic Sentences benefactive chaddek Chamorro language Chamorro speakers Chamorro words changes Class clause Complex Sentence dánkolo diphthong discussed English eskuela focus construction following examples following sentences function gaige gima giya goal focus grammar Guaha guahu Guam guihan guma hanao hatsa headword Hu li'e Hu tungo Humanao gue illustrate Indefinite Object infix intransitive Juan kareta katta Kuanto lahi lamasa lepblo linguistic Lini'e location words locative maisa Malago Mangge Maolek Maria Marker meaning mid vowel modifier morpheme Munga nigap nominalized Notice noun occur palao'an patgon Pedro phemes phonemic pitch level plural possessive pronouns predicate prefix preposition primary stress question word reduplication rules Saipan sangani siha siña sound Spanish Spanish prepositions speech spelling stem subject pronoun suffix Sumasaga Susupe syllable taimanu taotao taya transitive sentence transitive verb tuge types verb phrase voiceless vowel vowel harmony words in Chamorro Yigo