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
ultikillel
a
bilsengem?
> How many passengers can your boat carry?/What's the capacity of your boat?
Ngera
me
ke
di
dengchokl
er
tiang?
-
A
ldu
ng
chetirir
a
kbo
er
sei.
> Why are you just sitting here? - Because they don't want me to go over there.
Ng
diak
a
ngara
el
soal,
e
ng
di
soal
a
biang.
> He doesn't want anything but or except a beer.
Ngara
a
kerrekerngem?
> What do you do to make a living?
Ngara
meluches
a
medam
me
ng
di
kea
bo
mechiuaiu?
> What's keeping you from falling asleep?
More Examples:
Ngka
el
sechesech
a
mera
el
di
uletemtimd
er
a
kesus,
tiang
locha
ngera
belkul.
> The gecko kept chirping last night, I wonder what it meant.
Ak
mesisiich.
E
kau
a
ua
ngarang?
> I'm fine. How are you?
Ngerang
a
sebechem
el
rullii
er
a
delengcheklem
me
ng
mo
diak
msal
kurusii?
> What can you do in your household that would help relieve your stress?
Ngera
me
ke
mesam
a
chimam,
soam
el
obar?
> Why are you making fist, wanna get smacked?
Ng
ngara
ke
mo
melai?
> What are you going to get?
Ngerang, n.hamlet in Melekeok.
Ngerang
a
rengedel
a
beluu
er
a
Melekeok.
Examples:
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.
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.
Se
ng
dichel
a
ngerang?
> What is that light?
Tia
ngerang?
> What is this?
Tilecha
ngerang?
> What is that (thing near you)?
More Examples:
Ngerang
a
ungil
el
osongel
er
a
katsudokang?
> What is good to see at the movie theaters?
Ngerang
a
kmal
klou
a
ultutelel
er
a
klengar
er
kau?
> What is the most important in your life?
Ng
mo
ngerang
a
lemechut,
ng
sebechek
el
oubail
er
ngii.
> So what if it's old; I can still wear it.
Ng
diak
el
dil
ngerang
e
moruul
er
a
lengelem.
> Don't always cry.
Te
locha
omdasu
a
ngerang
aika
el
bderrir.
> Wonder what they are thinking.

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