Atfabetu/Atfabetun Chamorro

(aht-fah-beh-too/aht-fah-beh-tohn Chah-moh-roo)

Chamorro Alphabets

GLOTA - '

(gloh-ta)

Ehemplo: ma'lak

(mah'-lahk)

Apostrophe - '

as in "don't"

Aa

(ah)

 Ehemplo: abok (ah-bok)

Aa

Example: Friend

Åå

(aw)

Ehemplo: å'paka' (aw-pah-kah')

Åå

(aw)

with a "dot"

Example: White

Bb

(beh)

Ehemplo: Båtchigo' (baht-chee-goh')

Bb

Example: slant-eyed

CHch

(cheh)

Ehemplo: che'lu (cheh'-loo)

CH

Example: sibling

Dd

(deh)

Ehemplo: dalaki (dah-lah-kee)

Dd

Example: follow

Ee

(eh)

Ehemplo: Egga' (eh-gah')

Ee

Example: watch, observe

Ff

(feh)

Ehemplo: fino' (fee-noh')

Ff

Example: speak, language

Gg

(geh)

Ehemplo: guma' (goo-mah')

Gg

Example: house

Hh

(heh)

Ehemplo: Håfa (haw-fah)

Hh

Example: what

Ii

(ee)

Ehemplo: isa (ee-sah)

Ii

Example: rainbow

Kk

(keh)

Ehemplo: klåsi (klaw-see)

Kk

Example: type, kind

Ll

(leh)

Ehemplo: Lahi (law-hee)

Li

Example: male

Mm

(meh)

Ehemplo: mulidu (moo-lee-doo)

Mm

Example: bruise

Nn

(neh)

Ehemplo: neni (neh-nee)

Nn

Example: baby

Ññ

(ñyeh)

Ehemplo: ñamu (ñya-moo)

Ññ

"N" with a tilde ˜

Example: mosquito

NGng

(ngeh)

Ehemplo: nginge' (ngee-ngeh')

NGng

Example: kissing of an elders hand as sign of respect - may also mean "smell"

Oo

(oh)

Ehemplo: omlat (ohm-laht)

Oo

Example: fit

Pp

(peh)

Ehemplo: padda' (pah-dah')

Pp

Example: clap

Rr

(reh)

Ehemplo: ripiti (ree-pee-tee)

Rr

Example: repeat

Ss

(seh)

Ehemplo: sinko (seen-koh)

Ss

Example: Five

Tt

(teh)

Ehemplo: tunas (too-nahs)

Tt

Example: straight

Uu

(OO)

Ehemplo: uchan (oo-chahn)

Uu

Example: rain

Yy

(yzeh)

Ehemplo: yåbi (yzah-bee)

Yy

Example: key

Ehemplo para i ma usan i GLOTA

(e-hehm-ploh pah-rah e mah oo-sahn e gloh-tah)

examples for the used of GLOTA

åhe'

(aw-heh')

egga'

(ehk-gah')

e'kat

(eh'-kaht)

ekulo'

(eh-hoo-loh')

nå'an

(naw'-ahn)

Palabra siha ni sesso man ma usa

(pah-lah-brah see-ha nee -seh-soo mahn-mah- ooh-sah)

atok

(ah-tohk)

atan

(ah-tahn)

abak

(ah-bahk)

adahi

(ah-dah-hee)

ababang

(ah-bah-bang)

åtdao

(awt-daow)

åcho'

(aw-choh')

åka'

(aw-kah')

å'å'

(aw'-aw')

åmot

(aw-moht)

baila

(by-lah)

bålle

(baw-lee)

bås

(baws)

boti

(boh-tee)

chålek

(chaw-lehk)

chule'

(choo-leeh')

chågo'

(chaw-gooh')

chiku

(chee-koo)

chåhlao

(chaw-laow)

donne'

(dohn-nee')

dåggao

(daw-gaow)

dimu

(dee-moo)

dångkolo

(dawng-koh-loo)

danche

(dahn-chee)

estoria

(ehs-toh-reeh-ah)

eskoba

(ehs-koh-bah)

eskuela

(ehs-kwe-lah)

este

(ehs-tee)

ennao

(eh-naow)

fåmilia

(faw-mee-lee-ah)

få'gasi

(faw'-gah-see)

fache'

(fah-cheh')

faisen

(fai-sehn)

fotgon

(foht-gohn)

gupot

(goo-poht)

gå'ga'

(gaw'-gah')

gågao

(gaw-gaow)

gago'

(gah-goh')

guma'

(goo-mah')

habon

(hah-bohn)

håfa

(haw-fah)

hihot

(hee-hoht)

hoggue

(hoh-gweeh)

hongge

(hohng-geh)

inifresi

(ee-nee-freh-see)

isla

(is-lah)

I

(ee)

idåt

(ee-dawt)

ina

(ee-nah)

ketu

(keh-too)

katu

(kah-too)

kånta

(kawn-ta)

kuentos

(kwen-tohs)

kåma

(kaw-mah)

lachi

(lah-chee)

laknos

(lak-nohs)

lista

(lees-tah)

låhi

(law-hee)

leche

(leh-cheh)

maolek

(maow-lehk)

maigo'

(my-goh')

muñeka

(moo-ñye-kah)

munga

(moo-ngah)

meggai

(mehk-guy)

neni

(neh-nee)

nå'na'

(naw'-naw')

nåna

(naw-naw)

nå'i

(naw'-ee)

nuebu

(nweh-boo)

ñot

(ñyot)

ñateng

(ñyah-ting)

ñora

(ñyo-rah)

ñalang

(ñya-lahng)

nginge'

(ngee-ngeh')

ngofngof

(ngohf-ngohf)

ngai'an

(nguy'-ahn)

ngångas

(ngah-ngahs)

ngånga'

(ngaw-ngah')

okso'

(ohk-soh')

onra

(ohn-rah)

oppe

(ohp-pee)

otdot

(oht-doht)

otto

(oht-too)

puti

(poo-tee)

padok

(pa-dohk)

pa'go

(pah'-goo)

påpa'

(paw-pah')

påchot

(paw-choht)

råya

(rah-zah)

rason

(rah-sohn)

riku

(ree-koo)

respetu

(rehs-peh-too)

råsa

(rah-sah)

sångan

(sawh-ngan)

salappe'

(sah-lap-peh')

sanhilo'

(sahn-hee-loh')

saosao

(saow-saow)

sigi

(see-gi)

tåya'

(taw-zah')

ta'yok

(tah'-zohk)

tåno'

(taw-noh')

tåsi

(taw-see)

tohge

(toh-geeh)

uke'

(oo-keh')

usa

(oo-sah)

upos

(oo-pohs)

uha'

(oo-hah')

uchan

(oo-chahn)

yamak

(zah-mahk)

yå'ho

(zah'-hoh)

yayas

(zah-zahs)

yommok

(zoh-mohk)

yute'

(zoo-teh')