Chamorro is the name of the indigenous language and ethnicity native to the Mariana Islands. This blog is intended to provide Chamorro language and cultural resources, tips, and information to those who are researching the Marianas.
Saturday, September 29, 2007
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sa' - due to the fact/because
sabalu - Saturday
sabana, ogso - hill, mountain
sabanas - bed sheets
sabio - sly, wise
sable - sword
sabot - flavor
saddok - river
sadi-gane - hut, shack
safe - to brush
saga - to stay, remain
sagamai - gnat, tiny insect
sagamelong - rose-colored squirrelfish
sagan - place, location
sagan amot - pharmacy
sagan benta - grocery
sagan famagu'on - nursery
sagan ga'ga' - stables
sagan hanom, tinaham hanom - water reservoir
sagan obeha - apiary
sagan paharo - aviarysagane - to guard
sagat - insolent
sagayan - place
sagayan na mayuti - lonely, deserted
sagaye - to settle down, colonize, occupy
sagrado - sacred
sagsag - red-colored, edible fish
sagua' - channel
sague - to pull or to guard
sa hafa, hafa taimano - why, to what extent
sahago, tadung na hanom - deep water
sahang - to shelve
sahgan - to case
sahgane - to fill or replenish
sahnge - distinct, special
sahyan, batko - ship
sahyau - quick, speedy
Saina - Lord
sais - six
sais sientos - six hundred
saka - to liberate
sakan - ripe, harvest
sakapiko - hatchet, axe
sake' - to steal, rob, or a thief
sako - coat
sakrifika - to sacrifice
sakrilego - sacrilegious
sakude - to shake
sala - hall or to disapprove
salamanka - to play tricks, trickster
salape' - money
salero - salt cellar
salida - departure
saligao - centipede
salinas - salt-making plant
salmon, satmon - salmon
salon - parlor
salud, hinemlo - health
saluda - to greet, salute
saludapble - wholesome, sound
salungai, bayena - whale
sandalias - sandals
sangan - to say, elect, appoint, name
sangan desparate - to swear under oath
sanganen patgon - to insinuate
sanganiye - to interpret, translate
sangano, desareglao - dissolute
san halom - inside, within
san hilo - on, upon, on top of
san hiyong - outward, without, outside
san lago - north
san lichan - west
san mena - in front, before, forward!
(i) sanmena - front
sano - healthy
san papa - below, underneath
san tati - rear, behind
Santo Espiritu - Holy Spirit
sanyeye - spider
saonao puminite - to express sympathy
saosao - to wipe
sapatos - shoes
sape'! - go away! (animals)
sapet - to torment
sapet maolek - to whip thoroughly
sapisapi - kite, or a type of colorful fish
sapit - to mortify, humble
sarangola - type of kite
sasahnge - devoid of inhabitants
sasalaguan, tinaifondo, infietno - hell, abyss
sasanganña - mode of speech
sasata - wasp
Sasatba - Savior
sasengat - a micronesian megapode (bird)
sastre - tailor
satanas, manganiti - satan, devil
satbabida - life boat
satge - floor, stage, platform
satira - satire, sarcasm
satisfecho - satisfied
satmon - salmon
satmoneti - red snapper
satna - itch or scab
satpa - to burn or squander
satsa - ketchup or sauce
saulak - to beat or whip
sebada - millet, barley
sebo, mantika - fat, lard
seboyas - onions
seda - silk
sede - to relent, yield
sedula, papeleta - ticket
segidiyas - a type of winged bean
segundo - second
seguro - sure or secure from danger
sehas - eyebrows
sekante - blotter
sekreto - secret
semana - week
Semanan Pasion - Passion Week, Holy Week
sementerero, lanchero - farmer, peasant
sementeyo - cemetery
semento - cement
semiya - seed, kernel
semnap - sunshine
sena - dinner
señas - to signal or a token
señat - symptom, sign
sendalo - soldier
sendalon kinababayo - cavalry soldier
sendangkulo' - enormous, excessive
senedot, sintoron, koreas - belt (waist)
senhuto, mahuto - exhausted, at the end
senisa - ashes, cinders
senmagahit - in all seriousness, certainly
señora - lady
señorita - young lady, single lady
señot - gentleman
senpoddong - to flunk or fail completely
sensen, katne - meat
sensiyo - simpleton
sentensia, huisio - sentence, judgment
sentensiadot - umpire
sentido, hinasso - mind, intellect
sentimentat - sentimental, romantic
sentimiento, siente - regret, feeling, sorrow
sentinela - guard
sentura - waist
separa - to separate
separasion - division
septiembre - September
sera - beeswax
seradura, kastiyo - citadel, castle
seremonias-gumayu'us - liturgy, ritual for public worship
serenata - serenade, evening music
sero - sero
serpiente, kulepbla - serpent, snake
sese - knife, or to stab
sesenta - sixty
sesiok - red squirrelfish
sesion - session
seso - often, frequent
se'so - separating coconut meat from the shell
sesonyan - marsh, bog
sesuye - to repeat, reiterate
sesyon - adult rabbitfish
setbe - useful
setbe hafa na empleo - to administer
setbesa - beer
setbiente, kriado - servant
setbisio - service
setbiyetas - napkins
setenta - seventy
setesientos - seven hundred
setmon - sermon
setro - scepter
seyo - seal, stamp
sibo - middle
siempre - always
siempre biba - life plant
siempre fiho - constant
sien - hundred
siente - to feel
siesta - nap
siete - seven
sietto - in truth, certain
siglo - century
sige - to follow or continue
sige' mona! adelanta - advance
siing - to push, crowd
sihig - terrestrial kingfisher
silaba - syllable
silindro - cylinder
simetrikat, man adanche - symmetrical
simiento - foundation
simple - simple
sin - zinc
sin - without
siña - to be able
sinague - protection, guard
siñaha - perhaps
sinahnge, retiro - seclusion
siña ma alado, aladuyon - arable, fit for plowing
siña maya, mamaya - navigable
sinangan, kuentos - statement, narrative, to quote
sinapet - torture, agony (mental or physical)
sinasalaguan - hellish, infernal, fiendish
siñat - type, sign
sinatisecho - satisfaction
sinaulak - sound beating
sin chumocho, fotmat - sober, earnest
singko - five
sinkuenta - fifty
sineguro - guarantee, pledge
sin enao - not withstanding
sinese, tinekcha, diniluk - stab or thrust
sinesede, kaso, inariesga - occurrence, event
sineso - copra
sinetsot, kontrision - contrition
siniabe, minanso - gentleness
sinibe - improvement
siniente - feeling, perception, sense of touch
siniso - shoot up or sprout
sinison chotda - young banana
siniye - to hold within
siniye, ulat - to hold within
sin medida - immoderation
sin moderasion - intemperance
sin na'an - nameless
sinonimo - synonym
sin parat - unbroken, without end
sin probecho - futile
sinta - edging, border
sikiera - at least
sirena - mermaid, siren
sise, titek - to rip or tear
sisiguiha, usune - to persist
sisiña - jurisdiction
sisi'ok - squirrelfish
sisoda - finder, one who finds
sisonyan - pool, puddle
sistema - system
sistematiko - systematic
sisuma - adder, viper
sitkulo - circle
sitio - courtyard, yard
siuda - city
siya - chair
siyan gaikanai - armchair
siyan machucan - rocking chair
sobetbio - proud
sobla - to remain
sobre kama - quilt, bedspread
sobren katta - envelope
sobresaliente - exceptional
sobretodo, manto - overcoat
sobrina - niece
sobrino - nephew
soda - to earn, acquire
sogne, hogse faaila - to accuse or charge someone with something
sogsog - consumptive
sokai - to tear
sokore, asiste, ayuda - to help
solamente - merely, only
solamente ke - unless
solemne - solemn
solo - isolated
sombra - shade, shaded area
somnak - sunny
somnap - sunlight
songge - inflamed, to burn up
songgiyon, gusi hanon, gusi mañila - inflammable
songsong - borough, village
sonido - tone, sound
sopas - soup
sopla - to blow away
soroho - bolt, door lock, to bolt the door
soso - to detach
sospecha - to suspicion
sospechoso - suspicious
sostiene - to sustain
sotana - robe
sotda - to solder
sotne - to stew, boil
sotse - to mend
sotta, dispensa, asii, na para - to forego
sottaye - to relax
sottera - maiden, unmarried woman
sottero - bachelor, unmarried
soyo, kombida, huho, ofrese, na osgon - to bid, persuade
suabe - suave
suabe na manglo - wind
sube - to promote, further
subida, chihit, humihot - approach, to draw nearer
submarino - submarine
subsigiente, tumatate - subsequently, later
suegra - mother-in-law
suegro - father-in-law
suelas, fangachaan, fefege, gacha - sole (foot)
suetdo - wage, payment
suette - luck, lucky
suetto - free
sufan - to pare
sugon - to frighten
sugun - to drive
suha! - away!
suhaye - to avoid
suheta - to repress
suheto - subject
suheto, mindiye, limitasion - restriction
sulon - to slide, slip
suma - to sum up
sumagagaye, okupante - occupant
sumai - to soak, wet
sumahnge, sumuha, mama tate - to straggle
sumanhiyong - exterior
sume - to leak through
sumegugundo - in second place
sumisiha - simultaneous
sumuspiros - to sob, sigh with tears
suncho - hoop, metal or wooden band
sungon - to forbear, patient
suni - taro
suog - to induce, persuade
suon - to elate, raise one's spirits
suplente - vicarious
suplika - to beg
supone - to suppose
supuk, lumus - to submerge in water
susede - to befall or happen
suseso - success
susonyan - swamp
suspiros - to lament, complain, sigh
sustansia - being, matter, substance
sustento, nengkanno lina'la - substinence, livelihood
susu - breast (female)
sutko, kanat, hoya, hoyo - furrow
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