Tag Archives: nouns – environment
Te uka menike
Ta’u hoa enata Marie me te uka menike i Maine, i te mahina ehuo, 2014.
My Marquesan friend Marie with an Atlantic lobster in Maine, August 2014.
Seaweed
Edible seaweed! In Hatiheu, Nuku Hiva.
Te imu tai i Hatiheu, Nuku Hiva.
Fishie
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.
Breadfruit
Ripe, harvested breadfruit.
Te tau mei oko io te fa’e.
Busy bees
Marquesan bee traffic!
Te tau tiau’e ‘enata: ua tihe atou, ua he’e atou.
Tahuata mountains
The mountains of Tahuata, above the valley of Hanatetena.
Te tuaivi no Tahuata, i una te ka’avai Hanatetena.
Rain
Pouring rain in Tahauku, Hiva Oa, 2013.
Ua topa te ua i Tahauku, Hiva Oa, 2013.
Sea eel
Everybody gets a close look (and feel) of a sea eel! Vaitahu, Tahuata.
Ua haka’ite tatou paotu te koe’e tai! I Vaitahu, Tahuata.
Tapa costume
Tehei Jimmy Timau with a costume he and his aunt made from tapa, seeds and feathers.
Inei Tehei Jimmy Timau. Ua kanea ‘ia me ta’ia tati tenei kahu me te tapa, tau kakano me te hu’u moa.