Chamorro people

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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.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Chamorro people canonical 11
Chamorro 4
Chamorro culture 1

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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
linked to: Pacific War
historicalPeriod Spanish colonial period in the Marianas
language Chamorro language
linked to: Chamorro
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 Chamoru
linked to: Chamorro
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

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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
linked to: Chamorro people
Sirena mythologyOf Chamorro people
Saipan hasEthnicGroup Chamorro
linked to: Chamorro people
Micronesians hasSubgroup Chamorro people
Pacific Islanders subgroupIncludes Chamorro
linked to: Chamorro people
Taga Stone Quarry hasHeritage Chamorro culture
linked to: Chamorro people
Carolinean people relatedEthnicGroup Chamorro people
Lou Leon Guerrero ethnicGroup Chamorro people
subject linked to: Leon Guerrero
Antonio Borja Won Pat ethnicGroup Chamorro people
Latte Stone Park heritageOf Chamorro people
Northern Guam hasEthnicGroup Chamorro
linked to: Chamorro people
Spanish–Chamorro Wars mainBelligerent Chamorro people