Chamorro Language Commission (Northern Mariana Islands)

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The Chamorro Language Commission (Northern Mariana Islands) is a governmental body responsible for preserving, standardizing, and promoting the Chamorro language within the Northern Mariana Islands.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural organization
government agency
language regulator
aimsTo ensure intergenerational transmission of Chamorro
increase number of Chamorro speakers in the Northern Mariana Islands
protect Chamorro as a heritage language
appliesToLanguage Chamorro
surface form: Chamorro language
country Northern Mariana Islands
fieldOfWork cultural preservation
education
language planning
language policy
focusesOn indigenous language rights
focusesOnEthnicGroup Chamorro
surface form: Chamorro people
hasObjective codification of Chamorro language norms
documentation of Chamorro vocabulary and grammar
promotion of Chamorro language in media
promotion of Chamorro language in schools
hasResponsibility advising government on Chamorro language policy
development of Chamorro language curricula
development of Chamorro language teaching materials
promotion of Chamorro language use in public life
standardization of Chamorro orthography
support for Chamorro language revitalization programs
isPartOf Government of the Northern Mariana Islands
surface form: government of the Northern Mariana Islands
jurisdiction Northern Mariana Islands
languageOfWorkOrName Chamorro
surface form: Chamorro language

English language
locatedIn western Pacific Ocean
surface form: Western Pacific Ocean
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Northern Mariana Islands
purpose preservation of the Chamorro language
promotion of the Chamorro language
standardization of the Chamorro language
regionServed Northern Mariana Islands
surface form: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
sector public sector
topic Chamorro
surface form: Chamorro language

cultural heritage of the Northern Mariana Islands
language preservation
language standardization

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Chamorro regulatingBody Chamorro Language Commission (Northern Mariana Islands)