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Monthly Archives: October 2014

Marquesan Word of the Day

Posted on October 30, 2014 by admin

MERETI

Plate

[pronunciation: may-RAY-tee]

Posted in Marquesan Words of the Day | Tagged nouns

Puppy

Posted on October 24, 2014 by admin

A puppy sleeping…in an improvised doggie-bed! In Vaitahu last year.

Ua hiamoe te kaiu nuhe…i oto te parai! I Vaitahu, te ehua 2013.

 

Posted in Marquesan Moments | Tagged nouns - animals, prepositions, verbs

Marquesan Word of the Day

Posted on October 24, 2014 by admin

HA’AMEIE

Bless

[pronunciation: ha-ah-meh-EE-ay]

Posted in Marquesan Words of the Day | Tagged verbs

Manioc cake

Posted on October 22, 2014 by admin

Making fe’iai manioka, or a type of manioc cake (YUM), with Teani Timau. 

Ua kanea au te fe’iai manioka me Teani Timau.

 

Posted in Marquesan Moments | Tagged nouns - food, verbs

Marquesan Word of the Day

Posted on October 22, 2014 by admin

PI’IKA

Protect

[pronunciation: pee-‘EE-kah]

Posted in Marquesan Words of the Day | Tagged verbs

Octopus!

Posted on October 8, 2014 by admin

I had octopus for dinner last night.  SO GOOD.  Here, some octopus drying on a rack in Vaitahu, Tahuata.

Te po, ua kai au te fe’e.  Mea momona!  Inei, e ha’amo’o nei e ima fe’e i Vaitahu, Tahuata.

Posted in Marquesan Moments | Tagged nouns - animals, numbers, Tahuata, Vaitahu, verbs

Marquesan Word of the Day

Posted on October 8, 2014 by admin

HAKA’IKI

Chief

or

Mayor

[pronunciation: HA-kah-‘EE-kee]

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

Fishie

Posted on October 2, 2014 by admin

I don’t know the actual name of this fish…but it was badass! Off of Tahuata.

A’e au ‘ite te inoa no tenei i’a, me’a mea kanahau! Keke i Tahuata.

Posted in Marquesan Moments | Tagged nouns - environment, Tahuata

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