Biba Mes Lepblo 2021

Kao un tungo’ na Mes Lepblo på’go na mes? Achokka’ gof ya-hu manaitai, ti hu tungo’ este asta ki manli’e’ yo’ post gi Bookstagram. Gi minigåhet, ti siña hu hasso todudu na silebrasion siha. Guaha silebrasion siha pot kada mes, kada simåna, yan kada diha buente! Lao annai manunungo’ yo’ nuebu na silebrasion lepblo, malago’ yo’ sumaonao an siña yo’. Achokka’ uttimo na simåna este gi October (hunggan, gof ñateng na taotao yo’) nihi ta silebra Mes Lepblo gi lengguahen Chamoru!

Håfa i mas ya-mu na klasen fina’mames?

Mannge’ yu’ para inetnon praktika gi Såbalu. Hu tuge’ i memorihas-hu siha yan nengkånno gi kotturå-ta. Otro na taotao ha faisen yu’, “Håfa mås ya-mu na klasen nengkånno gi kotturå-ta?” Gof mappot i finaisen este sa’ guaha meggai mångnge’ na nengkånno gi kottura! Lao, Rosketti i mas ya-hu na fina’mames.

Ti ya-hu amotsa, lao månnge’ i kamuti

Early in my language-learning journey I started keeping a journal written in Chamoru. As soon as I could form a basic sentence, I was trying to write about my day. In the first month my entries were often only a few lines, usually describing very basic parts of my day. Sentences like Mamokkat yu’ para i halom tåno’ (I walked to the forest) or Hu fåhan i mannok gi tenda (I bought the chicken at the store) dominated my journal entries. I still use very basic Chamoru in my journal entries (and still make many mistakes) but I’m learning how to use my basic grammar and vocabulary to write more. One exercise I’ve been enjoying is writing down my memories in Chamoru, particularly my memories about my grandmother. This particular memory is about breakfast time.