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.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Chamorro people canonical	11
Chamorro	4
Chamorro culture	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Austronesian people ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ indigenous people ⓘ
colonialInfluence	Japan ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
continent	Oceania ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ Pacific War ⓘ surface form: World War II in the Pacific
historicalPeriod	Spanish colonial period in the Marianas ⓘ
language	Chamorro ⓘ surface form: Chamorro language
languageFamily	Austronesian languages ⓘ Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
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	Chamorro ⓘ surface form: 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 (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Micronesia → hasEthnicGroup → Chamorro people ⓘ

Lou Leon Guerrero → ethnicGroup → Chamorro people ⓘ

Tinian → ethnicGroup → Chamorro people ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chamorro

Sirena (mermaid of Chamorro folklore) → mythologyOf → Chamorro people ⓘ

subject surface form: Sirena

Saipan → hasEthnicGroup → Chamorro people ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chamorro

Micronesians → hasSubgroup → Chamorro people ⓘ

Pacific Islanders → subgroupIncludes → Chamorro people ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chamorro

Taga Stone Quarry → hasHeritage → Chamorro people ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chamorro culture

Carolinean people → relatedEthnicGroup → Chamorro people ⓘ

Leon Guerrero → ethnicGroup → Chamorro people ⓘ

subject surface form: Lou Leon Guerrero

Japanese occupation of Guam → appliesToEthnicGroup → Chamorro people ⓘ

Antonio Borja Won Pat → ethnicGroup → Chamorro people ⓘ

Latte Stone Park → heritageOf → Chamorro people ⓘ

Northern Guam → hasEthnicGroup → Chamorro people ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chamorro

Spanish colonial period in the Marianas → mainIndigenousPeople → Chamorro people ⓘ

Spanish–Chamorro Wars → mainBelligerent → Chamorro people ⓘ