Chamorro-English Dictionary

Chamorro-English Dictionary PDF

Author: Donald M. Topping

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 1980-04-01

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 9780824803537

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The Chamorro-English Dictionary provides an alphabetical listing of as many Chamorro words as could be collected, spelled according to the principles adopted by the Marianas Orthography Committee in February 1971. Each word is given a fairly comprehensive definition in English, and, in many cases, sample sentences have been included to illustrate usages in context. Cross-references are provided among Chamorro words that are semantically related. An English-Chamorro finder list, based on selected words in the English definitions, is also provided.

New Palauan-English Dictionary

New Palauan-English Dictionary PDF

Author: Lewis S. Josephs

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 2019-03-31

Total Pages: 1467

ISBN-13: 0824881591

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Based on the Palauan-English dictionary by Fr. Edwin G. McManus, S.J. (UH Press, 1977), this revision is designed to be an easily accessible reference for identifying vocabulary items of Palauan, which are often culture bound, semantically rich, and structurally quite complex. Thousands of Palauan entries are new or greatly expanded. Users will benefit from a much wider range of vocabulary, especially in the areas of flora and fauna, Palauan legend, and borrowed words from both English and Japanese. The expanded English-Palauan finder list allows for quick reference to the Palauan equivalents of many English words.

Spoken Chamorro

Spoken Chamorro PDF

Author: Donald M. Topping

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 1980-06-01

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 9780824804176

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Spoken Chamorro is designed to enable the student to learn to speak and understand the Chamorro language the way native speakers do in their everyday activities. This second edition has been revised to incorporate the spelling conventions adopted by the Marianas Orthography Committee in January 1971, and suggestions made by teachers who have used the text in the classroom. The basic material in the text remains unchanged, the work of the author and Pedro M. Ogo, principal of Rota Elementary and High School, who is a native speaker of the language. As much as possible, the lessons exclude regionalisms, presenting the language as it is heard generally on Guam, Saipan, Rota, and elsewhere throughout the Mariana Islands.

Carolinian-English Dictionary

Carolinian-English Dictionary PDF

Author: Frederick H. Jackson

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 2019-03-31

Total Pages: 1229

ISBN-13: 0824881931

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Carolinian is a member of the Trukic subgroup of the Micronesian group of Oceanic languages. This is the first English dictionary of the three Carolinian dialects spoken by descendants of voyagers who migrated from atolls in the Central Caroline Islands to Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. This dictionary provides English definitions for almost 7,000 Carolinian entries and an English-Carolinian finder list. A special effort was made to include culturally important words, particularly those related to sailing, fishing, cooking, house building, traditional religion, and family structure. With this work, the compilers also establish an acceptable standard writing system with which to record the Carolinian language.

Chamorro Reference Grammar

Chamorro Reference Grammar PDF

Author: Donald M. Topping

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 1980-04-01

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 9780824802691

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Chamorro 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. The book contains an introduction to Chamorro, and its developmental history and dialectal variations, and, with a minimum of technical linguistic terms, it treats phonology, morphology, and syntax. Notes to linguists and a glossary of linguistic terms are included.

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