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Monthly Archives: February 2014

Te tau fetue!

Posted on February 27, 2014 by admin

Te ehua 2008. Ua hano te tau toiki tenei fetue no te kaikai iti.

Sea urchins! In 2008. Kids collect these urchins for snacking.

 

Posted in Marquesan Moments | Tagged fish, nouns - animals

Marquesan Word of the Day

Posted on February 26, 2014 by admin

FETUE

A green sea urchin with thick spines. Has VERY tasty eggs, and the spines can be used as pencils on rock.

[pronunciation: feh-too-ay]

Posted in Marquesan Words of the Day | Tagged fish, nouns - animals

Te soare enata

Posted on February 25, 2014 by admin

E tahi soare me te kete e’ehi, i Tahuata.
A horse with coprah sacks, Tahuata.

 

Posted in Marquesan Moments, Marquesan Phrases

Ua hua ‘io te fa’e

Posted on February 19, 2014 by admin

I’m back home (ua hua ‘io te fa’e) after my year in the islands, and I have FINALLY found a minute to write here. Countless adventures and so many new friends from this past year.  Unforgettable!

(Photo: at Koueva in the valley of Taiohae, Nuku Hiva)

Posted in At Work in the Marquesas, Marquesan Moments | Tagged Koueva, Nuku Hiva

Marquesan Arts Mini Festival

Posted on February 19, 2014 by admin

Mea onene, me’a…te tau ‘ata no te Matava’a iti!

Belated photos of…the Marquesan Arts Mini Festival! December, 2013.  More photos to come, I promise!

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