Chamorro people

The Chamorro or CHamoru people are the indigenous people of the Mariana Islands. They are divided between the U.S. territories of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. The Chamorros also have large populations in several U.S. states, specifically those on the West Coast. The Chamorro are a mainly Austronesian people, but some may also have other ancestries such as Spanish or Japanese.

 Language 
The Chamorro language is the native language of the Chamorro people. It contains many loanwords from Spanish because of the Spaniards' colonial history on Guam and the Mariana Islands.

 Notable Chamorros 

 Theresa H. Arriola, cultural anthropologist from the Northern Mariana Islands
 Zach Banner (born 1993), American NFL football offensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers
 Manny Crisostomo (born 1958), Chamorro Pulitzer Prize winner
 Joe Duarte (born 1983), mixed martial artist
 Peter Gumataotao, first Chamorro two-star flag officer in the United States military
 Siobhon McManus, teacher & activist
 Susan Pangelinan, Chamorro-American member of the United States Air Force
 Frank Camacho, martial artist
 Jon Tuck, martial artist

 Related articles 

 History of Guam
 History of Oceania
 History of the Pacific Islanders
 Native Hawaiians

 References 

Category:Northern Mariana Islands
Category:Guam
Category:Ethnic groups in Oceania
Category:Ethnic groups in the United States