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:
Ng
ua
ngara
a
telkelel
a
subelengem?
> What's the measurement of your trousers?
Ngka
a
sebiil
a
btil,
el
diak
a
ngera
el
lodengei.
> He's young and unexperienced (lit. his buttocks are covered with sores) and doesn't know anything.
Ngara
a
cheleuid
er
ngii?
> Is there a mistake in it?
Ng
ua
ngara
a
ultikillel
a
bilsengem?
> How many passengers can your boat carry?/What's the capacity of your boat?
Ngara
uchul
me
ke
mlo
er
a
Saibal?
> Why did you go to Saipan?
Proverbs:
Ngara
eseos
e
olengimech
el
mera
dalem.
> From the mature tree the sapling dribbles.
Eseos is a mature tree, dalm is a sapling; olengimch means to drip, drizzle, or dribble. Application is to the similarity of the child to its parents, generally its father.
More Examples:
Tiang
ngera
isei
a
ngklel
el
basio?
> What is the name of this place?
Ng
ua
ngara
a
eanged?
> How is the weather?
Me
ka
mouchais,
ngera
mla
er
ngii
er
a
kesus?
> Do tell, what happened last night?
Ngera
rolem
el
mo
chedal?
> How are you related?
Ng
ngara
soam
el
menga
er
ngii?
> What do you want to eat?

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