te, n., [From Japanese] ability; skill; style.
meoud a teexpr.slow witted.
mereched a teexpr.clever.
Examples:
Se
el
lebekiis,
e
te
mo
er
a
chei.
> When they get up, they go fishing.
Te
songerenger
tirke
el
chad.
> Those people are hungry.
Te
kaidesachel
el
di
merael.
> They are racing and just walking.
Te
menga
a
kmai.
> They're from Imeliik (where kmai are abundant).
Te
ultirii
me
ng
obekall
el
tmuu
er
a
chereomel.
> They chased him so he was driven into the jungle.
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:
Ochoi,
te
mle
betok
a
rechad
el
meloik.
> Yes, a lot of people were dancing.
Te
chemur
a
brer
e
mo
er
a
chei.
> They each took their own raft to go fishing.
Te
mekebelung
el
blai
er
a
rechuodel
el
mei.
> They're from stupid family from eons ago.
Rebladek
a
kele
te
mlo
medengei
el
kmo
belumam
a
di
mechitang
> The spirits knew that our home land is becoming deserted.
Te
mlo
kakoad
er
a
kesus
e
ng
oboes
a
chimal
er
a
boes
er
a
ngikel.
> They got into a fight last night and he was shot in the arm by a fishing gun
te, pro.they/them (nonemphatic).
te
a
tir,
te
ngar
ker?
te
mor
ker?
te
ngerang?
Examples:
Te
kaidesachel
el
di
merael.
> They are racing and just walking.
Te
mle
changar
er
ngii.
> They promoted him.
Te
mirrael
er
a
kmo
oingarang.
> They left at some time or other.
Te
menga
a
sub.
> They're from Ngiual (where people eat a lot of soup).
Te
ngar
er
tiang
el
mo
tela
el
klok?
> Until what time will they be here?
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:
Seselk
a
renguk
el
orrenges
er
tirka
el
chad
er
a
balatiks
te
di
mesaod
a
selaod,
e
ng
di
soak
el
di
mo
omengur.
> I don't want to go listen to the politicians speak because they're so boring and talk forever but I wouldn't mind just going to eat the food.
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.
Aki
ulerrenges
er
a
rasio.
Te
ulerael
a
chelitakl
er
a
Belau.
> We were listening to the radio. They were playing Belauan songs.
Te
ngara
a
mlo
kats?
> Who won?
Te
chemur
a
brer
e
mo
er
a
chei.
> They each took their own raft to go fishing.

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