te, n., [From Japanese] ability; skill; style.
meoud a teexpr.slow witted.
mereched a teexpr.clever.
Examples:
Te
locha
mla
mo
smecher.
> Maybe they've gotten sick.
Te
di
diul
mo
merael
ra
klukuk.
> They will both leave tomorrow.
A
klukuk
e
te
me
er
a
blik.
> Tomorrow they're coming to my house.
Te
mla
nguu
a
diul.
> They removed him from power.
Te
meloik
er
a
karekimenai.
> They're dancing "karekimenai".
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:
Te
kmal
betok
a
reungil
a
chiklir
el
ngalek
er
chelechang.
> There's a lot of good singers these days.
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.
Locha
sebeched
el
kmo
te
ko
er
a
aika
el
iwashi
diak
a
bdelul
e
seluk
er
a
beached.
> We can say they're like sardines without heads in a can.
Aki
mlo
mesauch
a
buuch
er
a
ked,
e
aki
bong
e
te
mla
smauch.
> We went to pick the betelnuts on the hills but when we got there, someone already picked them.
te, pro.they/them (nonemphatic).
te
a
tir,
te
ngar
ker?
te
mor
ker?
te
ngerang?
Examples:
Te
oumesingd
el
mo
meklou
a
rengalek.
> Children tend to grow up.
A
lsekum
ng
ungil
a
chei,
e
te
mo
er
a
chei.
> If the tide is good, (then) they'll go fishing.
Se
el
te
er
ngii.
> How clever of him!/What a style!
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
menga
a
sub.
> They're from Ngiual (where people eat a lot of soup).
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:
Locha
sebeched
el
kmo
te
ko
er
a
aika
el
iwashi
diak
a
bdelul
e
seluk
er
a
beached.
> We can say they're like sardines without heads in a can.
Te
dorouakl
er
a
tekingel
a
Bung.
> They are laughing at what Bung said.
Aki
ulerrenges
er
a
rasio.
Te
ulerael
a
chelitakl
er
a
Belau.
> We were listening to the radio. They were playing Belauan songs.
Te
locha
omdasu
a
ngerang
aika
el
bderrir.
> Wonder what they are thinking.
Te
ngera
ngemuu
rrikl?
> Who's making all the commotion outside?

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