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Copra road

Posted on April 6, 2015 by admin

Copra road, Hanavave, Fatu Hiva.

Te uapu i uta, Hanavave, Fatu Hiva.

Posted in Marquesan Moments | Tagged Fatu Hiva, Hanavave, nouns

Rest

Posted on March 23, 2015 by admin

Marie Timau takes a rest during a trip to Amatea, Tahuata.

E tau Marie Timau i ta’a he Amatea, Tahuata.

Posted in Marquesan Moments | Tagged Amatea, Tahuata, verbs

Breadfruit

Posted on March 23, 2015 by admin

Ua tunu te me’i. Ma’ima’i au te kai tena!

Cooking breadfruit. Man, I want some!

Posted in Marquesan Moments | Tagged nouns, verbs

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

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

Mahimahi

Posted on January 28, 2015 by admin

Mea kanahau te avai’a tena ‘a…mea kai te mahimahi!

The fishing was good that day…love it when the mahimahi bite!

Posted in Marquesan Moments | Tagged adjectives, verbs

Kiddies

Posted on January 24, 2015 by admin

E ua toiki tahia nui! 

Two of my favorite kiddies!

Posted in Marquesan Moments | Tagged nouns - culture, numbers, Vaitahu

Takanini, Tama Kerara

Posted on January 12, 2015 by admin

Takanini video from 2013, about Marquesan children, living from the land, importance of the earth; some great shots! 

No te tama enata!

Posted in Marquesan Moments | Tagged Takanini

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