‘Nai bula keble-ta, kulan hit apacha’ ni sige lumiliku’ bumoka katket lugat. Sige ha chatge i edut ni kana’ pumupunu’gue’ man-lofan mantension para i fanlihe\u00f1g\u00f1a. Sige talu gumupu, bumoka, gumimen kulan mohon taya’ agupa’.<\/p>\n
Mattu tiempon mane\u00f1ghe\u00f1g ya tinampe todu i plaset cha’guan ni ais (snow). Matai \u00f1ala\u00f1g i apacha sa’ ti muna’ sah\u00f1ge gi tiempon abundansia. Gaige i edut na kada \u00f1ala\u00f1g chumochu ni hagas rinikohi\u00f1a siha mantension. Kulan taiguhe i apacha’ finaposta. <\/p>\n
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Gigigu finatton ha’ilas yan tiempun maipe. Hasan uchan para hanom magimen ‘sino tinanum. Mas menos i hanom gi tipu’ siha. Dumispasiu mas i fuetsan grifu hombre ke unu para u mahahatsa talu i apas.<\/p>\n
Yangin apmam ha sagaye hit este na tiempun maipe, pues megai na tinanom u fan nina’ tostus kontodu cha’guan siha gi kanton chalan yan sabana. U saunau tostus lokue’ i betde na papet gi halom pottanmoneda-ta. De dios mihu! <\/p>\n
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I didog na dibision gi entalu’ covenant yan republican un’ asuntu na makat ma-esgaihon gi halom inkabukau yan chubasko na tasi. Todu i dos kapitan achacha abaramtau pokat niha kumu timuneru gi halom pagyu, makeke suhaye un’ da\u00f1kulun paderon gi sanmena. Taya’ kampu para satbasion ya u dimalas parehu gigon ha sufa’ paderon binibun publiku gi sanmena. <\/p>\n
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Listu iya Israet para u ataka iya Iran gi ti apmam na tiempu pot para u yamag fasilidat mamatinas man-da\u00f1osu siha na bala ni si\u00f1a dumanche iya Amerika. Yangin u masusede este, pues mas lokue’ gumuaguan i presiun la\u00f1a gi enteru elmundu. <\/p>\n
Kontodu hita guine siempre ta padese mas guaguan na apas hanom yan kandet. Ti namatman yangin i munanae’ hit la\u00f1a ensegidas ha hatsa presiu\u00f1a pot i kulan asegurau i manana\u00f1ga na gera. Los uttimos, mas menos na la\u00f1a u guaha gi metkao enteru elmundo. <\/p>\n
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Mampos te’ug pinadesen megai gi tautau-ta na esta ti manmalagu’ man-manguife. Hombre amiguhu lau figu’ as Buddy Magoo. Ileg\u00f1a, Esta puru ha’ pinadesen pisadiya deste ke maribaha ora\u00f1a gi che’chu’. Ni para fahan lateria (setbessa) hokog!<\/p>\n
Ileg\u00f1a na dinanche ayu na estoria pot apacha’ yan i edut. Duru hit man-gupu sinparat ‘nai machuchuda’ koble ginen betsata. “Ti ta poluye dididi’ para ‘an ha gacha’ hit induktun tiempu”. Ileg\u00f1a lokue’ na guaha ‘nai mapot-gue’ maigu’ pot no u pisadiya talu. De dios ihu! <\/p>\n
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Payun-yu’ poble sa’ hagas susomyan pineble ‘nai duma\u00f1kulu-yu’. Megai lokue gi entre hamyu fumaposgue mismu sumen chatsaga na chalan. Ginen este na finaposta mina tanae’ animu pot no ta repite gi famaguonta linala’ miserable. Atan mona ya un’ konsige hinanaumu. <\/p>\n
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‘Nai hana huyu\u00f1g i Saina i tautau, ha pega mata\u00f1a gi sanmena pot para u lie’ mona karera\u00f1a. Lau guaha man-masoda’ na tautague gi Hegsu’ i Deni mangaige matan niha gi santatte. Man-mariseseta pagu gi hospitat kau nuebu na peste ‘sino chetnut i matan santatte. Adahe na chetnut tamya yan reput? A` Saina! <\/p>\n
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Si\u00f1a ha’ dikiki, lau mauleg na tinituhon gi todu islas guine ma-abiban kutturan tanu’ gi sentru siha. Deste finatinas attista, amot fresku, man\u00f1ge’ na sentadan natibu, yan otru siha finatinas gi hilu’ satton na presentasion. Ginen este ‘nai ta huhu\u00f1gog i li\u00f1guahita diariu. Ta usa gi hilu’ konbetsasion ‘nai mahu\u00f1gog lokue’ ni famaguonta. Solu uttimu sasyan ‘nai si\u00f1a ta abiba mas i kuttura yan tradision tano’ta. <\/p>\n
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Umasoda’yu’ yan un’ edukau na Chamorro ni mafa\u00f1agu giya Los Angeles. Macho’chu’ dispues giya Guam, tatkilu’ puesto\u00f1a lau dimalas sa’ tiha tu\u00f1gu li\u00f1guahi\u00f1a fuera ke finadeni, kelaguen manog yan titiyas harina. Paire i finu’ I\u00f1glis lau na seguru na un’ tu\u00f1gu’ finenina hila’mu. <\/p>\n
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Guaha ha’ ayu i man-ande man-finu’ Chamorro ginen i bisinu ni man-mamatinas finu’ Chamorron niha mismu. Pot ihemplo, ileg\u00f1a un’ prohima na “mamarientes” (man-parientes) hit pat kumulelegmu (kumeke ilegmu) punu (kumu) yan otra siha chatdinanche na finu’ natibu. Prekura i dinanche na finu’ Chamorro ‘sino kontodu famaguonta mahoka i lache kumu usun diariu.<\/p>\n
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