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Marquesan Words for Wind

February 25, 2019January 11, 2020 erasmussen93Leave a comment

Fatiatiu: Wind that comes in from the sea.
Tuatona: Wind that comes out from the mountains.
Kara’u’u: Wind that comes from either side.
Toko’au: Wind that constantly changes directions.

Taken from my field journal, 8 May 2018.

Posted in Field NotesTagged French Polynesia, Islands, Language, Linguistics, Livelihoods, Marquesan, Mountains, Ocean, Oceania, Polynesia, Sea, TEK, Wind

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