te, n., [From Japanese] ability; skill; style.
meoud a teexpr.slow witted.
mereched a teexpr.clever.
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
di
diu
el
diak
lodengei
a
ngerang
e
leko
te
mesaod.
> They both don't know anything and yet they're trying to explain.
Te
tela
a
resechelim?
> How many friends do you have?
Te
miltik
a
bresengt
er
tir
er
a
chelsel
a
ta
el
sikang.
> They found their presents in an hour.
Te
ko
er
a
kmal
bereked.
> They are intimate with or close to each other.
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:
Te
mlo
kakoad
er
a
kesus
e
ng
oboes
a
chimal
er
a
boes
er
a
ngikel.
> They got into a fight last night and he was shot in the arm by a fishing gun
Ng
mla
chemer
a
Lukes
le
te
mla
chuamech
a
chemelel
buuch.
> Lukes was sulking because they chewed all of her betelnut.
Tirka
el
ngalek
er
a
skuul
a
mera
el
mekedung,
te
meruu
a
komi
er
a
tkul
a
rael.
> The kids from school are so well behaved, they are picking up the trash on the sides of the road.
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.
te, pro.they/them (nonemphatic).
te
a
tir,
te
ngar
ker?
te
mor
ker?
te
ngerang?
Examples:
A
rebek
el
charm
a
ko
er
a
kmal
ungia
a
rengrir
me
te
ko
er
a
di
mle
chellaod.
> All the animals were starting to be really glad and they were somewhat comforted.
Te
menga
a
cheremrum.
> They're from Ngeremlengui or Ngardmau where cheremrum are abundant.
Te
kaidesachel
el
di
merael.
> They are racing and just walking.
Te
sorir
kemam
a
rebuik.
> The boys like us.
Te
oumesingd
a
rengalek
el
mo
meklou.
> Children tend to grow up.
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:
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.
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.
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
mekebelung
el
blai
er
a
rechuodel
el
mei.
> They're from stupid family from eons ago.
Te
ngera
ngemuu
rrikl?
> Who's making all the commotion outside?

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