te, pro.they/them (nonemphatic).
te
a
tir,
te
ngar
ker?
te
mor
ker?
te
ngerang?
Examples:
Te
meloik
er
a
karekimenai.
> They're dancing "karekimenai".
Te
oketa
mlo
er
a
chei.
> They each went fishing.
Te
kmal
tang.
> They are much in agreement.
A
rechad
er
a
Belau
te
mekera
a
loruul
a
bekai?
> How do Palauans make pottery?
Te
menga
a
cheremrum.
> They're from Ngeremlengui or Ngardmau where cheremrum are abundant.
Proverbs:
Te
ko
er
a
kila
a
deldalech.
> They are as though eating deldalech.
Deldalech is the material once used to blacken teeth in Palau. When the deldalech was applied it was "eaten" by keeping the mouth and lips completely immobile for several hours until the dye had set. May be applied to a meeting at which some problem is presented for discussion and no discussion takes place, all the participants sitting in stony silence; also to a person or group that receives a reprimand in silence.
Te
menga
a
ekil.
> They're from Angaur.
They eat rope; rope is used to tie slaves and is therefore a symbol of inferiority.
More Examples:
Te
kmal
mesesuau.
> Theyre idiots.
A
lekedang
a
sengkio,
me
te
kuk
mochu
mediderurt
el
omesiich
er
a
beluu.
> As the election nears, they'll be singing coated lies for the people to digest.
Te
chemur
a
ngerchelir.
> They each have their own responsibilities.
Te
ngirader
a
lleng
el
belatong.
> They returned the borrowed plates.
Ochoi,
te
mle
betok
a
rechad
el
meloik.
> Yes, a lot of people were dancing.
te, n., [From Japanese] ability; skill; style.
meoud a teexpr.slow witted.
mereched a teexpr.clever.
Examples:
Ng/Te
millemolem
el
moalech
a
rengrir
a
delrir.
> Their mothers continued to be disappointed.
Ng
di
tirke
el
silobel
a
kmal
di
ulebriid
me
te
chiliis
el
di
chad
me
a
bedengel.
> The survivors scattered, each man running off by himself.
Te
mesuub
a
ngarang?
> What are they studying?
Te
oumesingd
a
rengalek
el
mo
meklou.
> Children tend to grow up.
Tirke
te
rua
techang?
> Who are those people (over there)?
Proverbs:
Te
ko
er
a
kila
a
deldalech.
> They are as though eating deldalech.
Deldalech is the material once used to blacken teeth in Palau. When the deldalech was applied it was "eaten" by keeping the mouth and lips completely immobile for several hours until the dye had set. May be applied to a meeting at which some problem is presented for discussion and no discussion takes place, all the participants sitting in stony silence; also to a person or group that receives a reprimand in silence.
Te
menga
a
ekil.
> They're from Angaur.
They eat rope; rope is used to tie slaves and is therefore a symbol of inferiority.
More Examples:
Te
ngara
a
mlo
kats?
> Who won?
Ngika
el
rubak
a
kilderii
a
ngelekel
el
meringel
a
ochil
el
loia
er
a
ongelengelel
e
te
merolang
el
mo
remei.
> Her father picked his daughter onto his shoulder as her foot was hurting and they walked home.
Te
dorouakl
er
a
tekingel
a
Bung.
> They are laughing at what Bung said.
E
kau,
te
tela
a
rechad
er
a
blim?
> And you, how many people are in your family?
A
delak
me
a
tonari
er
kemam
a
mlo
er
a
sers,
aleko
te
mo
meruul
a
billum.
> Our neighbor and my mom went to the farm, they will be making grated cassava.

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