Chamorro

CHA

national

Alternate Names: Chamorru, Tjamoro

Dialects: Chamorro, Rotanese Chamorro.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Chamorro

Demographics: 62,500 in Guam (Bender and Rehg 1991). Population total all countries: 94,700.

Language Use: Gaining in importance. Taught at the University of Guam.

Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2007.

Typology: SVO, VSO.

Writing System: Latin

Other Comments: Influence from Spanish ,. Christian.