te, n., [From Japanese] ability; skill; style.
meoud a teexpr.slow witted.
mereched a teexpr.clever.
Examples:
Te
mle
bleketakl
el
olekebai
er
a
rengalek.
> They openly held the children back.
Te
ngar
er
tiang
el
mo
tela
el
klok?
> Until what time will they be here?
Te
kilang
a
rokui
el
ringngo
a
rengalek
er
a
elii.
> The children ate all the apples yesterday.
Te
miltik
a
bresengt
er
tir
er
a
chelsel
a
ta
el
sikang.
> They found their presents in an hour.
Te
di
mle
ta
el
mengedecheduch.
> They both spoke at the same time.
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:
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.
Te
dorouakl
er
a
tekingel
a
Bung.
> They are laughing at what Bung said.
Te
kmal
mesesuau.
> Theyre idiots.
Te
chemur
a
brer
e
mo
er
a
chei.
> They each took their own raft to go fishing.
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:
A
resib
a
oumisk
e
kmal
ngosecha
a
rengrir
me
te
lmuut
el
ongengii.
> The sheep clucked in disapproval and were starting to get very angry, and they stared at it again.
Te
tela
a
resechelim?
> How many friends do you have?
Te
mle
ungil
a
rengrir
er
a
chelsel
a
ta
el
sikang.
> They were happy in an hour.
Te
di
mle
ta
el
mengedecheduch.
> They both spoke at the same time.
Te
menga
a
kim.
> They're from Ngerechelong (where clams are abundant).
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
milengiil
el
mo
outkeu
er
kemam.
> They were waiting there to greet us.
Te
ngirader
a
lleng
el
belatong.
> They returned the borrowed plates.
A
delak
me
a
tonari
er
kemam
a
mlo
er
a
sers,
aleko
te
mo
meruul
a
billum.
> Our neighbor and my mom went to the farm, they will be making grated cassava.
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.
Ochoi,
te
mle
betok
a
rechad
el
meloik.
> Yes, a lot of people were dancing.

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