Te ke’a no te paaoa i Omoa, Fatu Hiva.
A whale petroglyph in Omoa, Fatu Hiva.
Monthly Archives: February 2015
Marquesan Word of the Day
HANAMAE’A
Easy
[pronunciation: ha-nahmaAY-ah]
Hanatetena
Te ka’avai no Hanatetena, i Tahuata. Mea kanahau o’o!
The village of Hanatetena, Tahuata. So pretty!
Pig head
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!)
Amatea
‘I una te ivi no Tahuata, i Amatea. Mea kanahau o’o!
In the mountains of Tahuta, at Amatea. So gorgeous!
Marquesan Phrase of the Week
A OHO TE I’I
Good luck (or, literally, be strong!)
[pronunciation: ah oh-ho tay ee’ee]