Endangered Languages Project - Chamorro

Chamorro

^{[aka CHamoru, Tjamoro, Sprache der Marianen]}

Classification: Austronesian

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endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		CHamoru, Tjamoro, Sprache der Marianen
CLASSIFICATION		Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3; Glottolog
LANGUAGE CODE		cha; cham1312
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Guam Saipan - fewer Spanish loanwords & more Japanese loanwords Rota - distinctive sound structure
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Chamorro grammar” ( ch. 1 Introduction) . Sandra Chung (2020)

Endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
37,650 in the CNMI & Guam
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
72,300 in the CNMI & Guam
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Reported in Pagel (2019)

DATE OF INFO: 2010

DOMAINS OF USE
SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT: Recognized as an official language of Guam in 1972 and CNMI in 1985
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
More on Orthography: 1971 Marianas Orthography Committee developed the first standard orthography of Chamorro. That evolved into the CNMI's 'one sound, one symbol' orthography and Guam's 'one word, one spelling' orthography.

PLACES: Chamorro is indigenous to the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Guam (Guahan).

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
45,000
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Guam, Northern Mariana Islands

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
76,705
Native speakers worldwide

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
62,500
Native speakers worldwide

Ethnic population
12,555

DATE OF INFO: 1990

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LOCATION INFORMATION

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17.1853,145.2911;13.2702,144.4719;

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COORDINATES

13.4323,144.7338

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Information from: “Chamorro grammar” ( ch. 1 Introduction) . Sandra Chung (2020)