te, n., [From Japanese] ability; skill; style.
meoud a teexpr.slow witted.
mereched a teexpr.clever.
Examples:
Te
mirrael
er
a
kmo
oingarang.
> They left at some time or other.
Te
rirsur
er
a
omechiuaiu.
> They gave him an injection to put him to sleep./They anaesthetized him.
Te
meruul
er
a
kall
e
merael.
> They make the food and then (they) leave.
Te
mlo
merek
el
mengedub
er
a
chelsel
a
ta
el
sikang
a
resechelik.
> My friends finished swimming in an hour.
Te
oumesingd
a
rechad
el
omuchel
el
me
er
a
ta
el
klok.
> People tend to start arriving at one o'clock.
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
kedubech,
e
ng
mesibas
el
obeu
a
bdelul.
> They were pushing each other and he slipped and split his head.
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.
Te
locha
omdasu
a
ngerang
aika
el
bderrir.
> Wonder what they are thinking.
Kerai,
ng
di
kmedung
e
te
mdechemau
a
rebulis
e
lochetau!
> Kerai, very soon the police will catch you and tie you up!
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, pro.they/them (nonemphatic).
te
a
tir,
te
ngar
ker?
te
mor
ker?
te
ngerang?
Examples:
Te
oumesingd
el
omuchel
el
me
a
rechad
er
a
ta
el
klok.
> People tend to start arriving at one o'clock.
Te
mle
ungil
a
rengrir
er
a
chelsel
a
ta
el
sikang.
> They were happy in an hour.
Ng
mla
er
ngii
a
rebebil
el
chad
el
dimlak
leklikiid
e
le
te
rirtechii
a
bedengel
a
ulekoad
chad.
> There were some people who were ritually unclean because they had touched a corpse.
Te
di
mle
ta
el
mengedecheduch.
> They both spoke at the same time.
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:
Te
chemur
a
brer
e
mo
er
a
chei.
> They each took their own raft to go fishing.
Te
tela
el
redil
a
oukebkab?
> How many females are wearing rings?
Te
milengiil
el
mo
outkeu
er
kemam.
> They were waiting there to greet us.
Ak
locha
di
telkib
e
te
odikak.
> Pretty soon they'll disown me.
E
kau,
te
tela
a
rechad
er
a
blim?
> And you, how many people are in your family?

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