te 1. numeral, one, the same, a certain one; te ni ai, a certain person; da tefe bae ana te si baela, they all said the same thing; te si na doo, everything; te taifilia inia, he only; used of units (cf. Sa'a ata), te fiu fe doo, only seven things; te ai ma te ai, one by one; too te ai, singly; equivalent to and; te na Mwela, and the Son. Florida keha, one, Kingsmill te, M. L. p. 246.
te 2. n., mother; ni te nau, my mother.
telana, n., of relationship, ro mwai telana, mother and child, wife. S. teitei.
tea v. tr., to utter, speak; e tea tesi baela nena, speaking the same words. S. tea.
tefe, te 1. fe 2.; da tefe bae ana tesi baela, they all (only) said the same thing; tefe mwela matala, an only son.
tefou with one accord, together, always.
tefua adj., irreverently, haphazard.
tefliana all, every, ta tefuana tani too, all peoples; te 1. fu
tegelai partic., lost, dropped. S. tekela'i.
teo, teteo v. i., to lie down, sleep; teo bole, to dream; teo bolea, teo bolela, v. n., dream.