Home
Diksionårion Hinayi (CHamoru Genealogy Dictionary)
- Details
- Written by: Bernard Punzalan
I recently began to collect and compile a list of CHamoru words found in historical documents that are related to genealogy. Some native words remain dormant or rarely heard of, while others the meaning seems to have changed. Some words are of Spanish origin and localized into the CHamoru language; such is part of the evolution of languages.
Hinayi (genealogy) was the word given to me during the 2022 CHamoru Genealogy Workshop sponsored by the Kumision. I will slowly but surely add the words to this Project and should automatically and collectely appear below as each word is added on a separate blog.
Bibliography
Cunningham, L.J. 1992. Ancient Chamorro Society. Honolulu: Bess Press.
De Vera, R.M. 1932. Diccionario Chamorro-Castellano. Imprenta y Litografía Germania, Cacho Hermanos, Manila.
Freycinet, L.C. 2003. An Account of the Corvette L'Uranie's Sojourn at the Mariana Islands, 1819, translated by Glynn Barratt, CNMI Division of Historic Preservation, Occasional Historical Papers No. 13.
Ibanez, A.C. 1865. Diccionario: Espåñot - Chamorro. Imp. De Ramirez y Giraudier, Manila.
CHamoru Language Commision. ____. Learning CHamoru. Retrieved from: https://www.LearningCHamoru.com
Safford, W.E. 1903. The Chamorro Language of Guam. American Anthropologist, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 289-311.
Souder, LT. 2021. I Talen Mañaina-ta. Retrieved from: https://humanitiesguahan.org/unincorporated/i-talen-mañaina-ta
Tolentino, D. ____. Ancient CHamoru Kinship and Land Tenure. Retrieved from: https://www.guampedia.com/ancient-chamorro-kinship-and-land-tenure/
Von Pressig, E.R. 1918. Dictionary and Grammar of the Chamorro Language of the Island of Guam.
2023 Chamorro Cultural Festival (CCF) Guest Registry
- Details
- Written by: Bernard Punzalan
|
Please comment below the live feed video with your first name, last name, what city and state/country you reside (there is a google location option for this), and if you attended 2023 CCF so we can map out where everyone is coming from in making their journey to CCF. You do not have to have an account here, but you will need to provide your email address to comment in the registry. Comments are closed but the link to view the video is still available. |
{youtube}tkD08A8lSkM|1{/youtube}
Lukao 2023 CCF
- Details
- Written by: Bernard Punzalan
In collaboration with CHE’LU (Chamorro Hands in Education Links Unity) San Diego, we will have some space for attendees of the 2023 Chamorro Cultural Festival (CCF) to sign-in the Guest Registry. CCF attendees will have the option to physically sign the Guest Registry or virtually sign the Guest Registry on the Chamorro Roots Genealogy Project website. A QR code to access the virtual Guest Registry will be released the day of CCF on March 25, 2023.
My objective is to develop a summary narrative on the number of attendees and and create a global map pinpointing the locations of the attendees’ residences by city and state/country.
In ancient times our native ancestors within and abroad from the other Mariana Islands (Låguas yan Gåni) would journey and proceed from one location to another to gather and join in on an event whether for funerals, festivities or competition. Each year, CCF has grown and has become a major event for CHamoru people to gather and celebrate in the United States. I'm not sure if anyone will be sailing into the event, but for sure, some of us will be driving, while others will by flying to the event... LUKAO! Na'lå'la!
Page 6 of 76