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Young Men's League urges mayors to act now to stem Chamorro-language decline
Summary
Young Men's League of Guam presenters presented census-based estimates of Chamorro-speaker decline, urged one-on-one village meetings and proposed programs including master-apprentice pairings and community language spaces.
The Young Men's League of Guam told municipal leaders at the Mayor's Council meeting that Chamorro (Finu Chamorro) faces a rapid decline and urged mayors to convene village-level meetings to take local action.
Dr. Kenneth Cooper, who the group described as an expert in language revitalization, and other Young Men's League presenters showed census-based trends and said the 2020 U.S. Census indicates roughly 21,000 Chamorro speakers remain on Guam and that an estimated large share of those speakers are older adults. The presenters warned…
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