(Every week or so the Guam Museum will be sharing something in the CHamoru language about our history, culture and folklore. This week in honor of both Pulan Chamoru/Mes Chamoru and Ha’ånen Famalao’an, we’ll be sharing a passage from the book “I Manmañaina-ta” written by Ed Benavente, illustrated by Raph Unpingco.)
Mungga hit manmaleffa na para kada Maga’låhi guaha Maga’håga.
Para kada un påtgon guaha nåna yan pusipble nånan biha, lao put rason na patriåtka (patriarchy) i sisteman-ñiha i Españot, nungka na u ma rikoknisa pat u ma tuge’ put i che’cho’-ñiha i famalao’an Chamoru yan i pusishon ni’ ma gogo’te gi lina’la’ i Manchamoru.
Gi todu inetnon yan kinalamten Chamoru, i palao’an sumosteteni i familia yan i kuminidåt.
Todu i kinalamten kustumbre yan kotturan Chamoru nisisåriu na u faloffan gi Maga’håga yan famalao’an i sengsong siha.
Ma nota nu i mamåle’ i fuetsan famalao’an, annai despues di i gera ma sodda’ na makkat manmafa’nå’gue i mansotterita put obligashon-ñiha gi asagua yanggen umakkamo’:
“[because]…in the house of their parents they were used to seeing that the head of the household was the woman, she ordering and the husband obeying.”
Ta rikoknisa yan ta abiba na gi todu i Gereru yan Manmaga’låhi ni’ manmåtai gi durånten i Geran Chamoru yan Españot, i mañainå-ta, i famalao’an kumakåtga’ mo’na todu i piniti, minasa’pet, chini’ot yan chinatsaga’.
Siha humåhafot i lalåhen-ñiha yan i asaguan-ñiha ni’ mamomoddong gi durånten gera.
Siha kumåkatga’ i lenguåhi yan kottura mo’na.
Siha mu’na’lå’la i Chamoru na rasa yan siha muna’pusipble na u guaha tinaotao Chamoru på’go.
Saina Ma’åse para todu famalao’an Chamoru.
