Dictionary and grammar of the Chamorro language of the island of Guam.

51. deadly cup, n.; small glass:-copa. custom, n.; established usage:-pen-nga cupbearer, n.; butler:-copero. customary, adj., adv.; usual; ordinary; curable, adj., adv.:-amtiyon. regular:-regulatmente. curate, n.: —cura. custom house, n.: —aduana. curate of a parish, n.:-par6co. customs duties, n.; fees; taxes:curb, n.; the rein; bridle:-freno. derechon aduana. curdle, v. i.; to coagulate; to congeal cut, n.: —tinaga. (speaking of milk):-cumotado y cut, n.; joint:-moscas. leche. cut, v. tr., v. i.; to fell; to cut off:curdled milk, n.:-cottado y leche. utut. curious, adj., adv.; inquisitive:- cut into slices, v. tr.: ---debana. curioso. cut off, v. tr.; to break off (the limb of curl, n.; ringlet of hair:-mulato. a tree): —chefchef. curlew, n.:-calalang. cut open, v. fr.; to cut open an animal:curl up, v. tr., v. i.; to roll together; to chungat. coil up:-falulon. cut out, v. tr.; to cut out the inside of current, n.; stream:-coriente; milag. a coconut, with an instrument:curse, v. tr.:-matdise. cicha. curse, n.; oath: —desparate; matdision. cut, v. tr.; to saw; to cut with a saw:curtain, n.:-cottina. chachag. curved, adj., adv.; crooked; bent (also in- cut, 1'. tr.; to split: —papiigas. clined to do wrong); forbidden:- cut, v. tr.; to cut with one stroke:-gabe. echoing. cut, v. tr.; to wound:-sese. cushion, n.; pillow:-alunan. cutting, adj., adv.; sharp; s e v e r e custom, n.: —costumbre; peniguna. pointed; keen: —iacdidog. custodian, n.; caretaker:-encatgao. cylinder, n.:-silindro. D. dabble, v. tr.; to bungle; to do something in a superficial manner:-palaspas. dabbler, n.; butngler:-chapusero. daily, adj., adv.; occurring each succeeding day: —diario. daily wage, n.: —pas diario. daily work, n.; task:-ch6ch6 diario. dainty, adj.; choice; delicious; fastidious:-fastidioso. dairy, n.; place where milk is kept and converted into butter, etc.:-lichera. dam, v. tr.; to hold up (the flow of waters):-presa. dam, n.; river dam:-presa. damage, n.; harm; hurt; injury:-dafio. damage, v. tr.; to wound; to hurt:danao. damp, adj., adv.; moist; humid (preventing an object from burning):apagon; fotgon; Uimido. damsel, n.; a maiden:-sottera. dance, v. tr., v. i.:-baila. dance, n.:-baile. dandruff, n.; scurf on the scalp:-caspa. dandy, n.; a fop; coxcomb: —andi. dandy, v. i.; to play the dandy:umdndi. danger, n.; risk:-riesgo; peligro. dangerous, adj., adv.; perilous: —peligroso. dare, v. tr., v. i.; to have courage; to attemp-pt; to defy; to challenge: —gaianimo. daring, adlj., adv.; rash; wild; bold; ventuiresome:-animoso; batbaro. dark, adj., adi.; dusky; destitute of light:-jomjonm. darken, v. tr.; to cast a shade upon; to overshadow:-jome. darkening, n.; twilight; gloaming:lemlem taotao; jojomjom. darkness, n.:-jinemjom. darky, n.; negro: ---neglo. darling, n.: ---quirida. dash, v. tr.; to throw violently or hastil — gotpi. date, n.; the time of a letter or transaction:-fecha. date, n.; the fruit of the date-palm:datilis. daughter, n.:-ija; jaga. daughter-in-law, n.:-cuiada. dawn, n.:-machigchag catan. dawn, v. i.; to begin to grow light:chigchdg. dawn, n.; the first appearance of light in the morning:-pago manana. day, in.; the period of light between sunrise and sunset; dayli4ght; sunlight:jaane; dia. daybook, n.; rough draft:-borad6t. daybreak. n.; morning twilight:-pago day laborer, n.; helper; also piece (in the game of checkers): ---pe6n; jotnalero. day of fasting, in.:-ayuno; dia de |dazed.,(i... - alinigo y jinaso. deacon, n.: —diacono. dead, adj.; destitute of life: —matai. dead, n i..; dead c1 ody; corpse:-matai; cad a bet. deadly, a d., de.; caLusing death:pegno.

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Dictionary and grammar of the Chamorro language of the island of Guam.
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Preissig, Edward Ritter von, 1870-
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1918.
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Chamorro language -- Dictionaries English
English language -- Dictionaries Chamorro
Chamorro language -- Grammar

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