ngera
/ngerang
/ngarang
/ngara		, pro.what; which; what kind of; anything (but or except).
ngerang
a
ker;
ngera
ke
melekoi?
tia
ng
ngerang?
ngera
soam?
ng diak a ngerangpro.nothing.
ua ngarangpro.how.
ngera meexpr.why? for what reason?
ngera ngar ngiiexpr.what's up? what's happening?
ngera uchul meexpr.why? for what reason?
Examples:
Ke
ua
ngarang?
> How are you?
Ng
diak
a
ngara
el
soal,
e
ng
di
soal
a
biang.
> He doesn't want anything but or except a beer.
Ngara
ke
milecherar
er
a
stoang?
> What did you buy at the store?
Ngara
me
ke
di
tengdel?
> Why are you so skinny?
Ngara
reched?
> What's the hurry?
More Examples:
Ailechang
ngarang?
> What are those?
Ngera
uldesuem
er
tia
el
sengkio?
> what are your thoughts about the upcoming election?
Ng
kmo
ng
mo
ngera
belkul
a
donga
iasai.
> He asked what is the purpose of eating vegetables.
Ak
mesuld
a
chimak
el
oba
ngarang?
> What am I wiping my hands with?
Ng
mle
ua
ngera
kall?
> How was the food ?
Ngerang, n.hamlet in Melekeok.
Ngerang
a
rengedel
a
beluu
er
a
Melekeok.
Examples:
Tilecha
ngerang?
> What is that (thing near you)?
Se
ng
dichel
a
ngerang?
> What is that light?
Ke
melim
a
ngerang?
> What are you drinking?
Ng
di
ngii
me
ak
kiei
er
a
iemoch
meng
uoi
diak
kudengei
a
ngerang.
> It's as if I live somewhere so far away that I don't know what's going on.
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.
More Examples:
Me
a
chomobekuk
e
ng
mo
ngerang?
> So what if you're my older brother?
Tia
el
siasing
er
kau
el
ngar
er
a
chelbacheb,
tiang
ngerang
el
dengchokl
er
ngii?
Ng
brer
me
a
lechub
e
ng
totang?
> Your picture at the rock island, what are you sitting on? Is it bamboo raft or tin canoe?
Ng
mo
ngerang
a
lemechut,
ng
sebechek
el
oubail
er
ngii.
> So what if it's old; I can still wear it.
Ngerang
me
ke
di
mengisngull?
> Why are you frowning all the time?
Tiang
ngerang
el
beldoel
er
ngii?
Ng
dekool,
ng
diak
lboes.
> What is in your hand? It is a cigarette, not gun.

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