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MANGILAO (UOG) — Visiting scholar Dr. Sandra Chung will share with the Guam public the findings of her research on how the CHamoru language is changing as part of a
Our View: Efforts to save CHamoru language important to Guam
Pacific Daily News
At one point not too long ago, the CHamoru language was in serious decline.
Robert A. Underwood, a longtime educator, former UOG president and former Guam delegate, has said the CHamoru language can be considered endangered because it isn t being transmitted intergenerationally in the home.
But there are strong efforts to reverse that course on Guam.
Many younger CHamorus are making concerted efforts to pass the language down to their children. Kenneth Kuper and Francine Naputi said they consider teaching Guam’s indigenous language is a gift they’re giving to their children and they hope other families will do the same.