Chamorro people

E81024

Austronesian people ethnic group indigenous people

The Chamorro people are the indigenous Austronesian inhabitants of the Mariana Islands in the western Pacific, with a distinct language and culture shaped by centuries of Spanish, American, and regional influences.

Aliases (1)

Chamorro ×2

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Austronesian people → ethnic group → indigenous people →
colonialInfluence	Japan → Spanish Empire → United States →
continent	Oceania →
country	United States →
culturalInfluence	American culture → Carolinian and other Micronesian cultures → Filipino culture → Spanish culture →
demographics	significant diaspora in the United States →
ethnicity	Chamorro →
historicalEvent	Japanese occupation of Guam → Spanish–Chamorro Wars → World War II in the Pacific →
historicalPeriod	Spanish colonial period in the Marianas →
language	Chamorro language →
languageFamily	Austronesian languages → Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED →
legalStatus	indigenous people of Guam → indigenous people of the Northern Mariana Islands →
primaryLocation	Guam → Mariana Islands → Northern Mariana Islands →
region	Micronesia →
religion	Christianity → Roman Catholicism →
selfDesignation	Chamoru →
traditionalCraft	canoe building → shell jewelry → weaving →
traditionalDance	Chamorro folk dance →
traditionalFood	barbecued meats → kelaguen → red rice → titiyas →
traditionalMusic	chanting → string band music →
traditionalPractice	extended family networks → land tenure based on clan → respect for elders →
traditionalReligion	ancestral spirit veneration →
traditionalSocialClass	achaot → manachang → matao →
traditionalSocialStructure	matrilineal clans →
UNCategory	indigenous peoples →
writingSystem	Latin script →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lou Leon Guerrero → Tinian ("Chamorro") →	ethnicGroup
Micronesia → Saipan ("Chamorro") →	hasEthnicGroup
Micronesians →	hasSubgroup
Sirena →	mythologyOf