MAMA’I
Egg
[pronunciation: mah-MAH-ee]
Tag Archives: nouns – animals
Puppy
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.
Octopus!
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.
Pig preparations
Preparing a pig for the fire. Hair is removed by pouring boiling water over the skin, or (when you’re in the woods) by hanging the body over an open fire. Vaipae’e, Ua Huka.
Ua kanea tenei pua’a no te kaina. Ua taki te ouoho pua’a me te vai ve’ave’a o’o, titahi a (ma una te tuaivi) me te ahi. Vaipae’e, Ua Huka.
Bouboule
My pet Marquesan dog, Bouboule (don’t tell my American dog, Jolie!) and her puppies, Vaitahu 2013.
Ta’u nuhe enata, Bouboule, me ta’ia kaiu nuhe i Vaitahu, 2013 (umo’i pe’au ia ta’u nuhe menike, Jolie!).
River eel
A fresh water eel in Hokatu, Ua Huka. According to some, these are supposed to be tasty! But I have yet to try it.
E tahi koe’e i Hokatu, Ua Huka. Kai o’o ‘oe atunei?
Milo
Milo, the cutest puppy ever! At his home, chez Tia and Paloma Ihopu in Omoa, Fatu Hiva.
Mea au na’u oko tenei kaiu nuhe, Milo! Io ta’ia fa’e, io Tia et Paloma Ihopu i Omoa, Fatu Hiva.
Te tau fetue!
Te ehua 2008. Ua hano te tau toiki tenei fetue no te kaikai iti.
Sea urchins! In 2008. Kids collect these urchins for snacking.
Marquesan Word of the Day
FETUE
A green sea urchin with thick spines. Has VERY tasty eggs, and the spines can be used as pencils on rock.
[pronunciation: feh-too-ay]
Marquesan Word of the Day
PA’AOA
Whale