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Monthly Archives: February 2015

Petroglyph

Posted on February 27, 2015 by admin

Te ke’a no te paaoa i Omoa, Fatu Hiva.

A whale petroglyph in Omoa, Fatu Hiva.

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

Marquesan Word of the Day

Posted on February 27, 2015 by admin

HANAMAE’A

Easy

[pronunciation:  ha-nahmaAY-ah]

Posted in Marquesan Words of the Day | Tagged adjectives

Hanatetena

Posted on February 25, 2015 by admin

Te ka’avai no Hanatetena, i Tahuata. Mea kanahau o’o!

The village of Hanatetena, Tahuata. So pretty!

Posted in Marquesan Moments | Tagged adjectives

Pig head

Posted on February 15, 2015 by admin

Mea fa’i te ha’amate no te pua’a! Mea kanahau ta’ia upo’o. 🙂

Killing a pig in the Marquesas is cause for celebration…and very little goes to waste!

(my apologies: this is not an image for vegetarians…or the faint of heart!)

Posted in Marquesan Moments | Tagged nouns - food, nouns - nature, verbs

Amatea

Posted on February 7, 2015 by admin

‘I una te ivi no Tahuata, i Amatea. Mea kanahau o’o!

In the mountains of Tahuta, at Amatea. So gorgeous!

Posted in Marquesan Moments | Tagged adjectives, nouns - nature

Marquesan Phrase of the Week

Posted on February 7, 2015 by admin

A OHO TE I’I

Good luck (or, literally, be strong!)

[pronunciation: ah oh-ho tay ee’ee]

Posted in Marquesan Phrases | Tagged adjectives

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