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Marquesan Word of the Day

Posted on February 16, 2013 by admin

ITI

Small

or

A little

[pronunciation: eetee]

Posted in Marquesan Words of the Day | Tagged adjectives

Hiva Oa

Posted on February 15, 2013 by admin

A horse pasture and view of te tuaivi (the mountains) of Hiva Oa, 2009.

 

Posted in Marquesan Moments | Tagged Hiva Oa, nouns - environment

Marquesan Word of the Day

Posted on February 15, 2013 by admin

‘EPO

Dirt

[pronunciation: ‘ay-poh]

Posted in Marquesan Words of the Day | Tagged nouns - environment

Return from the back of the valley

Posted on February 14, 2013 by admin

A man returns from the valley on TO IA SOARE (his horse). The traditional Marquesan saddles were made of wood, but when one of those isn’t handy…an old berlap coprah (dried coconut) sack will do!

Posted in Marquesan Moments | Tagged animals, coprah

Marquesan Word of the Day

Posted on February 14, 2013 by admin

‘ATA

Laugh

[pronunciation: ‘ah-tah]

Posted in Marquesan Words of the Day | Tagged verbs

Marquesan Word of the Day

Posted on February 12, 2013 by admin

AFEA

When

[pronunciation: ah-fay-ah]

Posted in Marquesan Words of the Day | Tagged conjunctions, questions

Wedding Umu

Posted on February 12, 2013 by admin

Opening a wedding-size UMU, or earth oven, is a serious business!  The umu is typically filled with INA’I (typically pig and/or fish), ME’I (breadfruit), MEI’A (bananas) and other goodies.  Vaitahu, 2008.

Posted in Marquesan Moments | Tagged food, nouns - environment, Tahuata, Vaitahu

Marquesan Word of the Day

Posted on February 12, 2013 by admin

INA’I

Meat

[pronunciation: eeNAH’ee]

Posted in Marquesan Words of the Day | Tagged food, nouns - environment

Te Mako

Posted on February 11, 2013 by admin

A woman plucks E TAHI MAKO from a tree in Atuona, Hiva Oa using the traditional method: a long stick with a fork and a string basket on one end.

 

Posted in Marquesan Moments | Tagged Atuona, food, Hiva Oa

Marquesan Word of the Day

Posted on February 11, 2013 by admin

MAKO

Mango

[pronunciation: mah-koh]

Posted in Marquesan Words of the Day | Tagged food, nouns - environment

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