Chamorro
Speech parts
1. Chamorro - Noun
2. Chamorro - Adjective
3. Chamorro - Proper noun
Meaning
Chamorro (plural Chamorros or Chamorro)
An indigenous native islander of the Mariana Islands consisting of Guam and Northern Mariana Islands of Saipan, Rota, and Tinian.
Chamorro
An Austronesian language spoken by the indigenous native islanders of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam.
Chamorro (not comparable)
Pertaining to the indigenous native islanders of the Mariana Islands consisting of Guam, Saipan, Rota, and Tinian.
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As in the Philippines, Spanish scholars wrote about Chamorro culture and language, including dictionaries and anthropological reports which are of great historical value today.
As seen at: Lee et al. 1987, p. 29 Edgar Chamorro later stated that there was strong opposition within the UDN against working with the Guardsmen and that the merging only took place because of insistence by the CIA.
Archaeological evidence also suggests that Chamorro society was on the verge of another transition phase by 1521, when Ferdinand Magellan 's expedition arrived, as latte stones became bigger.
Chenchule' is the intricate system of reciprocity at the heart of Chamorro society.
Chamorro was supported by the US and a 14-party anti-Sandinista alliance known as the National Opposition Union (Unión Nacional Oppositora, UNO), an alliance that ranged from conservatives and liberals to communists.
Daniel Ortega remained the head of the FSLN, but his brother Humberto resigned from the party and remained at the head of the Sandinista Army, becoming a close confidante and supporter of Chamorro.