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.
Ng/Te
mlo
merek
el
meched
a
rengrir
a
remerael
er
a
chelsel
a
bebil
el
sikang.
> The travelers stopped being thirsty in a few hours.
Te
kmal
mekngit
a
rengrir.
> They are really upset.
Te
menga
a
cheremrum.
> They're from Ngeremlengui or Ngardmau where cheremrum are abundant.
Te
miltik
a
bresengt
er
tir
er
a
chelsel
a
ta
el
sikang.
> They found their presents in an hour.
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
mera
el
betok
a
ngerir
e
diak
a
chimorir.
> A lot of talk but no action.
Te
mekebelung
el
blai
er
a
rechuodel
el
mei.
> They're from stupid family from eons ago.
Ochoi,
te
mle
betok
a
rechad
el
meloik.
> Yes, a lot of people were dancing.
Ng
mla
chemer
a
Lukes
le
te
mla
chuamech
a
chemelel
buuch.
> Lukes was sulking because they chewed all of her betelnut.
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:
Te
locha
mla
mo
smecher.
> Maybe they've gotten sick.
Ng/Te
millemolem
el
moalech
a
rengrir
a
delrir.
> Their mothers continued to be disappointed.
Te
mesuub
a
ngarang?
> What are they studying?
Te
milengedub
a
resechelik.
> My friends went swimming.
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:
Rebladek
a
kele
te
mlo
medengei
el
kmo
belumam
a
di
mechitang
> The spirits knew that our home land is becoming deserted.
Te
chemur
a
brer
e
mo
er
a
chei.
> They each took their own raft to go fishing.
Te
dorouakl
er
a
tekingel
a
Bung.
> They are laughing at what Bung said.
Te
ngirader
a
lleng
el
belatong.
> They returned the borrowed plates.
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.

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