Early Chamoru Encounters with Europeans

(Each week the Guam Museum will post something new in our native language, sharing the history of Guam. This week we’ll learn about early Chamoru encounters with Europeans.)

Gi entalo’ 1521 yan 1602 guaha 74 na båtko manmaloffan gi islå-ta, pinat båtkon Españot siha. Ma kondukta i inatulaika ginen i sahyan-ñiha. Ta nå’i siha ågon, tinekcha’, hånom yan guihan. I Españot manmanå’i lulok.

Sesso i Españot mañålek sa’ hinasson-ñiha na ma fa’bababa hit, sa’ taibali para Siha i pidasitun lulok ma nå’na’i. Lao gi minagahet i taotao-ta put fin mañåchalek, sa’ gi kada kostat pugas pat osino tinaha hånom, todu tiempo ta åte i Españot yan ta na’daña’ i pigas yan åcho’ yan hånom tåsi yan hånom fresko.

Gi 1565 humålom Si Miguel Legaspi ya ha gånye todu i islas para España. Ha cho’gue este achokka’ ti ha na’tungo’ hit.

Hihot 100 años gi papa’ i Españot, ya i tiningo’-ta put Siha, i lilok ni’ ma chuchule’ mågi.

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