te, pro.they/them (nonemphatic).
te
a
tir,
te
ngar
ker?
te
mor
ker?
te
ngerang?
Examples:
A
lsekum
te
ngar
er
ngii
a
remo
50
el
melemalt
el
chad
el
ngar
er
se
el
beluu,
e
...
> If there are fifty innocent people in the city, then ...
Te
mla
er
sei
e
milrael
el
mo
er
a
chelechol.
> They were over there and then walked to the beach.
Te
mlo
merek
el
mengedub
er
a
chelsel
a
ta
el
sikang
a
resechelik.
> My friends finished swimming in an hour.
Tirke
el
teru
el
chad
te
rua
techang?
> Who are those two people (i.e. what are their names)?
Te
omengur
el
mo
medinges.
> They eat until they are full.
Proverbs:
Te
menga
a
ekil.
> They're from Angaur.
They eat rope; rope is used to tie slaves and is therefore a symbol of inferiority.
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.
More Examples:
Aki
ulerrenges
er
a
rasio.
Te
ulerael
a
chelitakl
er
a
Belau.
> We were listening to the radio. They were playing Belauan songs.
Kerai,
ng
di
kmedung
e
te
mdechemau
a
rebulis
e
lochetau!
> Kerai, very soon the police will catch you and tie you up!
A
resechal
me
a
redil
er
a
Ngeremlengui
a
ungil
ongbiall
le
te
kladikm
er
a
siukang.
> The men and women from Ngeremlengui are ideal spouses because they are well-versed in customs and traditions.
Rebladek
a
kele
te
mlo
medengei
el
kmo
belumam
a
di
mechitang
> The spirits knew that our home land is becoming deserted.
Te
chemur
a
ngerchelir.
> They each have their own responsibilities.
te, n., [From Japanese] ability; skill; style.
meoud a teexpr.slow witted.
mereched a teexpr.clever.
Examples:
Te
kilang
a
rokui
el
ringngo
a
rengalek
er
a
elii.
> The children ate all the apples yesterday.
Te
songerenger
tirke
el
chad.
> Those people are hungry.
Te
oumesingd
el
omuchel
el
me
a
rechad
er
a
ta
el
klok.
> People tend to start arriving at one o'clock.
Te
mlo
merek
el
meched
a
rengrir
er
a
chelsel
a
bebil
el
sikang
a
remerael.
> The travelers stopped being thirsty in a few hours.
Te
menga
a
cheremrum.
> They're from Ngeremlengui or Ngardmau where cheremrum are abundant.
Proverbs:
Te
menga
a
ekil.
> They're from Angaur.
They eat rope; rope is used to tie slaves and is therefore a symbol of inferiority.
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.
More Examples:
Kerai,
ng
di
kmedung
e
te
mdechemau
a
rebulis
e
lochetau!
> Kerai, very soon the police will catch you and tie you up!
Dachelbai
a
mla
okedii
er
a
Ulang,
ngera
te
locha
kaketib
er
chelechang.
> Dachelbai brought himself close to Ulang, what kind of schemes are they planning now?
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.
Te
chemur
a
brer
e
mo
er
a
chei.
> They each took their own raft to go fishing.
Te
chemur
a
ngerchelir.
> They each have their own responsibilities.

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