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Oehau

Posted on July 7, 2016 by admin
The valley of Oehau, Tahuata.
 
Te ka’avai Oehau, Tahauta.
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Posted in Marquesan Moments | Tagged nouns - environment, Tahuata

Te uka menike

Posted on December 31, 2014 by admin

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.

Posted in Marquesan Moments | Tagged Maine, nouns - culture, nouns - environment

Seaweed

Posted on December 12, 2014 by admin

Edible seaweed! In Hatiheu, Nuku Hiva. 

Te imu tai i Hatiheu, Nuku Hiva.

Posted in Marquesan Moments | Tagged Hatiheu, nouns - environment, Nuku Hiva

Fishie

Posted on October 2, 2014 by admin

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.

Posted in Marquesan Moments | Tagged nouns - environment, Tahuata

Breadfruit

Posted on June 19, 2014 by admin

Ripe, harvested breadfruit.

Te tau mei oko io te fa’e.

Posted in Marquesan Moments | Tagged nouns - environment

Busy bees

Posted on June 7, 2014 by admin

Marquesan bee traffic!

Te tau tiau’e ‘enata: ua tihe atou, ua he’e atou.

Posted in Marquesan Moments | Tagged nouns - environment, verbs

Tahuata mountains

Posted on June 5, 2014 by admin

The mountains of Tahuata, above the valley of Hanatetena.

Te tuaivi no Tahuata, i una te ka’avai Hanatetena.

Posted in Marquesan Moments | Tagged Hanatetena, nouns - environment, Tahuata

Rain

Posted on June 3, 2014 by admin

Pouring rain in Tahauku, Hiva Oa, 2013.

Ua topa te ua i Tahauku, Hiva Oa, 2013.

Posted in Marquesan Moments | Tagged Hiva Oa, nouns - environment, verbs

Sea eel

Posted on May 8, 2014 by admin

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.

Posted in Marquesan Moments | Tagged nouns - environment, Tahuata, Vaitahu, verbs

Tapa costume

Posted on May 6, 2014 by admin

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.

Posted in Marquesan Moments | Tagged nouns - environment, verbs

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