Guam Languages

Description
The official languages of Guam are English and Chamorro. Filipino is also a common language across the island. Other Pacific island languages and many Asian languages are spoken in Guam as well. Spanish, the language of administration for 300 years, is no longer commonly spoken on the island, although vestiges of the language remain in proper names, loanwords, and place names and it is studied at university and high schools.

Languages spoken by the population as of 2010:
 * English 43.6%
 * Filipino 21.2%
 * Chamorro 17.8%
 * Other Pacific island languages 10%
 * Other Asian languages 6.3%
 * Other 1.1%

The Mariana Islands is an ethnic and cultural heritage of the Chamorro people. Despite the invasion attempts from leading military countries, such as Spain, The United States of America and Japan, the Chamorro people have maintained their traditions. The cultural endurance of the Chamorro people was evident, as the Indigenous peoples of the Mariana Islands maintained their language, tradition and integrity, in spite of the dominance of imperialism. While Guam has remained a colony in the postmodern world, the Chamorro people of Guam have gained an amount of local political control of the island traditions.

Word List(s)
Chamorro
 * Chamorro Words and Common Phrases
 * Chamorro Phrasebook
 * Chamorro Days of the Week
 * Chamorro Months
 * Chamorro Basic Phrases

Filipino
 * Filipino (Tagalog) Word List
 * Basic Filipino (Tagalog) Phrases

Spanish
 * Spanish Genealogical Word List
 * Useful Spanish Phrases

Alphabet and Pronunciation
Chamorro Chamorro Alphabet
 * Chamorro Alphabet and Pronunciation
 * Chamorro Alphabet and Pronunciation

Filipino
 * Filipino (Tagalog) Alphabet and Pronunciation
 * Filipino Alphabet and Pronunciation

Spanish
 * Spanish Alphabet and Pronunciation
 * Spanish Alphabet and Pronunciation

Language Aids and Dictionaries
Chamorro
 * Chamorro Dictionary
 * English - Chamorro Dictionary

Filipino
 * Filipino (Tagalog) Dictionary
 * English - Filipino (Tagalog) Dictionary

Spanish
 * Spanish Handwriting
 * Spanish Letter Writing Guide
 * Spanish Dictionary
 * English - Spanish Dictionary

Additional Resources

 * Dictionary and grammar of the Chamorro language of the Island of Guam
 * The Chamorro Language of Guam
 * Learning Chamorro
 * Learning Filipino
 * Learn Tagalog (Filipino) for Beginners
 * Learning Spanish
 * Language Dictionaries and Grammars of Guam and Micronesia