Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Palåbran 07/08/09: Pålao'an

Pålao'an (puh-LAU'-an): (noun) Female, woman.

Note: Pålao'an is another one of the rare Chamorro words with an "irregular" plural: famålao'an.

Uses:
"Mamomokkat i palao'an gi fi'on i chalan." = "The woman was walking on the side of the road."
"Tres na famålao'an manmananaitai gi Gima' Yu'us." = "The three women were praying in the Church."
"Hu li'e' eyu na pålao'an gi tenda." = " I saw that woman at the store."

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