Also Known As:
CHamoru, Tjamoro, Sprache der Marianen
Dialects & Varieties
- Guam
- Saipan - fewer Spanish loanwords & more Japanese loanwords
- Rota - distinctive sound structure
Revitalization Project
Founded
1973Barrigada
Guam
Etmås takhelo' na mision-ña i Dibision Inestudion CHamoru yan Espesiåt na Prugråma Siha ayu i para u na'asiguråo i ma prubiniyen manifektibu na enstråksion gi lengguåhi yan kottura ni' para u na'la'la', u sostieni, yan u kontenuhai ma na'lå'la'-ñiha i lengguåhi yan kotturan Chamoru yan para u prutehi, u na'hulo', yan u praktika i ma usan i lengguåhi yan kotturan Chamoru kada ha'åni.
The main mission of the CHamoru Studies and Special Projects Division (CHSSPD) of the Guam Department of Education is to provide and implement educational programs that will revive and maintain the language and culture of the indigenous people of Guam.