Chamorro
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Chamorro is spoken on the island of Guam in the western Pacific Ocean. Latest figures show approximately 40,000 speakers of the language (out of a total population of 110,000) and about 12,000 speakers on the Marianas, most of them on the island of Saipan. Chamorro is one of the Micronesian languages, which form a part of the Malayo-Polynesian family. Numerous Spanish words in the vocabulary reflect the three centuries of Spanish rule in Guam.
Chamorro is spoken/used in the following countries:
- Language Family
- Malayo-Polynesian (Austronesian)
- Subgroup
- Indonesian
Chamorro Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Chamorro
Todo taotao siha man mafanago libertao yan pareho gi dignidad yan derecho siha, man manae siha hinaso yan consiencia yan debe de ufatinas contra uno yan otro gi un espiritun chumelo.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights