Saturday, November 24, 2007

Chamorro Proverbs



Desde pa’go para mo’na u sen makkat
From now on life will be more difficult,
i lina’la sa’ taigui I ante ni’
Lacking the one who
Muna’fanggagai sastansia todu.
Was the life of all.


An numa’ piniti hao taotao
When you hurt somebody,
Nangga ma na’ piniti-mu;
Be expecting to be in pain;
Maseha apmaman na tiempo,
For even if it takes time,
U apasi sa’ dibi-mu.
Surely you’ll pay for the pain you caused.

Facho’cho ya un chocho
Work and you will eat

No hai muettu sin achaki
There is no death without illness.
Taya’ mina’lak sin hinemhum.
There is no brightness without darkness.
Taya’ tataotao sin anining.
There is no body without its shadow.
Taya’ finaitai sin sina’pit.
There is no death without suffering.
Taya’ aksion sin rason.
There is no action without reason.

Bachet na guinaiya
Love is blind

Munga mandagi, munga dumegeru, munga mañaki
Don’t lie, cheat, or steal

Ti mamaigu si Yu'us
God never sleeps


Baba piniksaimu ni patgon-mu siempre humuyong inimbeste hao/akkontra hao

If you raise your children badly, they'll hurt you/turn against you

Mamahlao hao nu i taimamahlao-mu

You act like your ashamed but you're shameless anyway

Munga mampos gusto gi patgon mu, sa siempre humuyong desgusto
If you spoil your kids, they'll turn out to be disgusting

Arreglan maolek i patgon-mu
Discipline your kids well

Basta di un famakaduku sa u timoña siempre atmariao hao

Stop acting stupid, or you're gonna end up insane

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