te, n., [From Japanese] ability; skill; style.
meoud a teexpr.slow witted.
mereched a teexpr.clever.
Examples:
Se
el
lebekiis,
e
te
mo
er
a
chei.
> When they get up, they go fishing.
Te
liluches
aike
el
siasing
er
a
chelsel
a
ta
el
sikang.
> They drew those pictures in an hour.
Te
tela
a
resechelim?
> How many friends do you have?
Te
kmal
tang.
> They are much in agreement.
Te
milengedub
a
resechelik.
> My friends went swimming.
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:
Ng
mla
chemer
a
Lukes
le
te
mla
chuamech
a
chemelel
buuch.
> Lukes was sulking because they chewed all of her betelnut.
Te
mera
el
betok
a
ngerir
e
diak
a
chimorir.
> A lot of talk but no action.
A
rebuik
er
a
lemei
e
te
chemur
a
blingelir
el
seluk
er
a
meklou
el
bek.
> When the guys arrived they have their shared portions inside big sacks.
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.
Ak
locha
di
telkib
e
te
odikak.
> Pretty soon they'll disown me.
te, pro.they/them (nonemphatic).
te
a
tir,
te
ngar
ker?
te
mor
ker?
te
ngerang?
Examples:
Te
kilang
a
rokui
el
ringngo
a
rengalek
er
a
elii.
> The children ate all the apples yesterday.
Se
el
te
er
ngii.
> How clever of him!/What a style!
Te
ko
er
a
kmal
bereked.
> They are intimate with or close to each other.
Te
ultirii
me
ng
obekall
el
tmuu
er
a
chereomel.
> They chased him so he was driven into the jungle.
Te
oumesingd
el
chad
er
a
Merikel
a
ousensei
er
se
el
skuul.
> The majority of those who are teachers at that school are Americans.
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
chemur
a
brer
e
mo
er
a
chei.
> They each took their own raft to go fishing.
Te
locha
omdasu
a
ngerang
aika
el
bderrir.
> Wonder what they are thinking.
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.
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.
Ng
mla
chemer
a
Lukes
le
te
mla
chuamech
a
chemelel
buuch.
> Lukes was sulking because they chewed all of her betelnut.

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