NO REST FOR THE AWAKE - MINAGAHET CHAMORRO

Guaha meggai na tinilaika gi på'go na såkkan. Meggai nuebu na siniente-ku ya guaha na biahi kulang machuchuda' enao siha gi sanhalom-hu. Fihu anggen taiguenao yu', ya-hu sumotta sina gi tinge'-hu, kolo'lo'ña betsu pat po'ema siha.  Todu i tinige'-hu guini put guinaiya. Sa' ma'pos un eståba na guinaiya yan manaliligao yu' nuebu.  Estague i betsu-hu sina, ni' hu tuge' gi halacha na tiempo.  ****************** Mungga masukne yu' Nåna na ti hu na'funhåyan i tarehå-hu Sukne si Yu'os Sa' guiya muna'fanhuyong Ayu na palao'an ******************* Tumutunok i pilan Lao olahan moon Na mana'påra i tininok-ña Ya ti hu fåkpo' Este linangitan na råtu Nai hågu gi tinektok-hu ******************** I mangga gi hilo'-mu gi trongko achamames yan i labios-mu I puti'on siha gi langhet gi hilo'-mu manachagefpågo yan i matå-mu I pilan gi hilo'-mu gof takhilo' achafinu

Gefpago i tano'-ta yan i tasi-ta giya Guahan. Mansuette hit ni' manasaga' guini. I taotao sanhiyong sina mangguife put este na klasin langhet. Lao i taotao guini, sina ma li'e' este na langhet kada diha. Taiprisu este.

Ya-hu i titilu-na este na tininge' ginen i PDN. "Mas ki baila." Enao na tres na palabras kumubre meggai put hafa i bali-na i kinalamten baila para i taotao-ta. Ya-hu enao lokkue' na palabra "kinalamten." Sa' gi i sinangan-hu un po'po'lo na "kinalamten baila" put i kinalamten i patten i tahtaotao anai mambaibaila. Lao sina lokkue' un po'po'lo na "kinalamten baila" put i kinalametan pulitikat, kinettura yan sosiat ni' masusesedi desde i 1970s yan 1980s. Gi este na mes, siempre meggai para u fambaibaila. Kada un egga' este siha, hahasso na mas ki baila i bidan-niniha. Ayugue i anten i taotao-ta, i kinalemtan lina'la' gi kuttura-ta. Biba Mes Chamoru! ********** More than dance: Youths in guma' learn culture and language Lacee Martinez Guampdn March 1, 2014 Years after diving into the cultural and performing arts, Brian "BJ" Terlaje didn't expect he'd be learning a

This is what I'll be doing tomorrow. Wish me luck. **************************** HASSO I METGOT-TA July 17, 2011 Southern Guam On December 8, 1941, the Japanese began their attack on Guam, marking the beginning of the war-time occupation of the island. The people of Guam were ruled by the Japanese military until the United States returned to Guam on July 21, 1944. For the over 950 days of Japanese occupation, the Chamorros who lived on Guam experienced great uncertainty, tragedy and suffering. But the Japanese occupation, and the years that followed, are also filled with remarkable stories of determination, love and strength. On July 17, members of the groups We Are Guahan and Halom Tano will walk 19 miles from the Tayuyute’ Ham Memorial in Malesso to the Manenggon Memorial Monument in Yona. The walk, entitled “Hasso i Metgot-ta” or Remember Our Strength, is to remember the Chamorros who died during the war and to celebrate the strength of those who survived the Japanese