Hinenggen I Chamorro Gi Antes Na Tiempo

Title

Hinenggen I Chamorro Gi Antes Na Tiempo

Subject

Luck, hunting, fishing, omens, fortunes, advice,

Description

Chamoru/Chamorro sayings, common idioms, and beliefs (folklore).

Translations by Pedro Blas.

1. When a butterfly enters your home, you're lucky to have a visitor.

2. When you open the umbrella inside of the house, it's bad luck.

3. When you use a shattered mirror, there is something happening in your family.

4. If your house is worthy tonight, you will find your luck/fruitful in gathering food.

5. If there are a lot of stars in the sky and you're planting sweet potatoes, the sweet potatoes will be longer. (be more fruitful)

6. If your front and back door are successful, your luck cannot stay.

7. When you cut the wood under the full moon, the wood will be rotten.

8. If you play "Loria," be sure to jump because you're big "grow."

9. When a chicken falls in the place they sleep, there will be an accident.

10. If there is an accident, your friends will get loud with each other.

11. When you use the bathroom in the jungle, ask permission from the saina or you will get sick.

12. If you go fishing or hunting in the jungle, and a cat crosses your path, it's good that you turn around because you will have no luck.

Source

Xanadu II

Publisher

Associated Student body/College Of Guam Press

Date

Spring, 1982

Contributor

Edited by Benit Dungca

Rights

University of Guam/College of Guam

Relation

University of Guam

Format

PDF

Language

EN

Identifier

MARC_XANADU_1982_CH1

Coverage

Guam

Original Format

Text

Page Number

20

Collection

Citation

“Hinenggen I Chamorro Gi Antes Na Tiempo,” University of Guam Digital Archives and Exhibitions, accessed January 17, 2025, https://uogguafak.omeka.net/items/show/3087.