posted by t0astie at 2:22 AM on March 4, 2011 A maga’låhi was the first born, high ranking ( matua) male head of a CHamoru clan, a role inherited through his maternal lineage.
The philosophical base for Kura Kaupapa Māori education for the teaching and learning of children.
The death of San Vitores helped lead to an increased militarization of the Spanish attempts to colonize the Chamorros. Matå’pang, the wild savage who murdered a holy man, became the symbol of all that Chamorros should not be. See also
Chamorro Language blog says hello is "Hafa Adai" and welcome is "Bienbenidu".
English words for matua include mainly, principal, paternal, main, regiment and company. Also at Omniglot.
Clicking on any one of the letters will display all entries for that letter.
At the top of the page is the Chamorro alphabet. Showing page 1.
Using the Dictionary: The dictionary is fairly straight-forward. Browse using the Chamorro alphabet. Te Aho Matua is presented in six parts, each part having a special focus on what, from a Māori point of view, is crucial in the education of children: 1. Manmaga’låhi and manmaga’håga (female leaders of the clan) societal status and consideration varied, depending on the productivity of their clan’s land, ocean resources and manpower. Matå’pang fled to the neighboring island of Luta (Rota) to escape capture and continued to fight against the Spanish, until he was caught and killed in 1680.At the end of the Chamorro-Spanish Wars (1671 – 1698), the Catholic Church – in order to solidify its power over Chamorros, ensure their proper Christianization – undertook a systematic process of prohibiting and condemning large portions of Chamorro culture. Matå’pang came to represent someone who who foolishly resisted society and progress, who stood outside of polite society and community, who rashly and stupidly defied it and therefore embodies the evil that led to a community’s violent decay.The result is the imposing and celebratory statue of As Chamorros have become more of a presence in researching, writing and telling of their history, and the dominance of the Catholic Church’s historiography of Guam has been challenged, and the figure and meaning of “Another alternative, but closely related meaning to Finally, in another strange twist of meaning in an already very charged word, Political Status Education and Coordinating Commission. This Māori dictionary is now available as an app. See also