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Marquesan Arts Mini Festival Video

Posted on June 19, 2014 by admin

One of Tahuata’s dances at the Marquesan Arts Mini Festival on Ua Huka, 2013! If you look closely, you can see me…

E tahi koina no Tahuata i te Matava’a Iti i Ua Huka, 2013! A tiohi meita’i, ite ‘oe ia au…tau honi i te pupu Tahuata!

See video here!

 

Posted in Marquesan Moments | Tagged nouns - culture, Ua Huka, verbs

Breadfruit

Posted on June 19, 2014 by admin

Ripe, harvested breadfruit.

Te tau mei oko io te fa’e.

Posted in Marquesan Moments | Tagged nouns - environment

Marquesan Word of the Day

Posted on June 19, 2014 by admin

TENA

That

[pronunciation: tay-nah]

Posted in Marquesan Words of the Day | Tagged adjectives

Honey!

Posted on June 18, 2014 by admin

Bottles of noni juice in Taiohae, Nuku Hiva.

Te tau putei no te vai noni i Taiohae, Nuku Hiva.

Posted in Marquesan Moments | Tagged nouns - culture, nouns - food, Nuku Hiva, Taiohae

Marquesan Word of the Day

Posted on June 18, 2014 by admin

HA’AMETAU

Afraid

[pronunciation: HA’ah-meh-tah-oo]

Posted in Marquesan Words of the Day | Tagged adjectives

Tapa

Posted on June 16, 2014 by admin

Pounding bark cloth, or tapa, from paper mulberry bark. Omoa, Fatu Hiva.

Ua tuki te tapa no te ki’i oute. Omoa, Fatu Hiva.

Posted in Marquesan Moments | Tagged Fatu Hiva, nouns - culture, Omoa, verbs

Marquesan Word of the Day

Posted on June 16, 2014 by admin

TEPI’O

Fault (as in, your fault)

[pronunciation: tay-pee-‘oh]

Posted in Marquesan Words of the Day | Tagged noun - culture

Mass

Posted on June 11, 2014 by admin

Everyone heads to mass! Vaitahu, Tahuata.  The end of a Lent pilgrimage route last March.

Ua he’e tatou i te fa’e pure! Vaitahu, Tahuata.  Ua pao te ha’apromene ma te mahina pohe.

 

Posted in Marquesan Moments | Tagged nouns, Tahuata, Vaitahu, verbs

Marquesan Word of the Day

Posted on June 11, 2014 by admin

MOKAI

Good luck

or

Luck

or

Cheers!

[pronunciation: moh-KA-ee]

 

Posted in Marquesan Words of the Day | Tagged nouns

Ua Pou airport

Posted on June 10, 2014 by admin

The airport of Ua Pou.

Te fa’e akiona no Ua Pou.

Posted in Marquesan Moments | Tagged nouns - culture, Ua Pou

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