CHamoru
Americannoun
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a people inhabiting the Mariana Islands, or people of CHamoru origin or descent.
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the Austronesian language of the CHamoru.
Spelling
The first two letters are both capitalized in the official spelling of CHamoru to indicate that they make a single sound. Several other languages have such digraphs marked by spelling conventions, such as the ligature œ in French or æ in Old English.
Etymology
Origin of CHamoru
First recorded in 1990–95; a native name based on the indigenous orthography of the Spanish Chamorro ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Though some CHamoru tried to fight the Japanese, the overwhelming narrative holds that American soldiers were the saviors of Guam.
From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2023
Over centuries of migration, the CHamoru have become a minority on the island.
From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2023
He saw the veterans as descendants of the ancient CHamoru warfighters, who had taken on the Spanish conquistadors with slings in hundreds of sail-powered outrigger canoes, circling them at two to three times their speed.
From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2023
He would thrash a course into the thicket to collect firewood from the slender trees — tangen tangen in CHamoru, the language of the Indigenous inhabitants of Guam, which Roy’s grandmothers and grandfathers were.
From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2023
Nearly 11,000 CHamoru — half the population at that time — lost their property.
From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2023
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