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.
Te
mla
er
a
skuul
e
milrael
el
mo
er
a
chelechol.
> They were at the school and then walked to the beach.
Te
menga
a
kmai.
> They're from Imeliik (where kmai are abundant).
Te
di
tir
a
rengalek
el
mlo
mesisiich.
> The children were becoming strong on their own.
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.
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
ngara
a
mlo
kats?
> Who won?
Aki
ulerrenges
er
a
rasio.
Te
ulerael
a
chelitakl
er
a
Belau.
> We were listening to the radio. They were playing Belauan songs.
Te
tela
el
redil
a
oukebkab?
> How many females are wearing rings?
Te
dorouakl
er
a
tekingel
a
Bung.
> They are laughing at what Bung said.
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?
te, pro.they/them (nonemphatic).
te
a
tir,
te
ngar
ker?
te
mor
ker?
te
ngerang?
Examples:
A
klukuk
e
te
me
er
a
blik.
> Tomorrow they're coming to my house.
Te
soal
a
Willy
a
rebuik.
> Willy likes the boys.
Te
menga
a
sang.
> They're from Irrai (where spider conch are abundant).
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
menga
a
kim.
> They're from Ngerechelong (where clams 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:
A
lebong
a
Lukes
e
te
mla
omuchel
el
omengur
me
ng
chemer
e
mo
remei.
> When Lukes went, they had already started eating so she pouted and went home.
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.
Ak
locha
di
telkib
e
te
odikak.
> Pretty soon they'll disown me.
Te
ngirader
a
lleng
el
belatong.
> They returned the borrowed plates.
Te
tela
el
redil
a
oukebkab?
> How many females are wearing rings?

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