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:
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
ngera
a
nger
er
kau?
> What is your answer?
Ngara
me
ke
di
mekekokau
el
merael?
> Why are you walking so slowly?
Ngera
soam?
> What do you want?
Ngara
me
ke
di
tengdel?
> Why are you so skinny?
More Examples:
Ng
ua
ngara
omelechesel
tia
el
tekoi?
> How do you spell or write this word?
Te
ngera
ngemuu
rrikl?
> Who's making all the commotion outside?
Ng
ngara
a
urerel
a
melechesel
a
skuul?
> What is the job of a school secretary?
Ngka
el
John
el
ko
er
a
di
ua
chelideuid;
ngera
telemall?
> John is really in a hurry; what's wrong?
Ng
ngarang
a
ngar
er
a
bebul
 a
tebel
> What is on the table or desk?
Ngerang, n.hamlet in Melekeok.
Ngerang
a
rengedel
a
beluu
er
a
Melekeok.
Examples:
Se
ng
dichel
a
ngerang?
> What is that light?
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.
Tilecha
ngerang?
> What is that (thing near you)?
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.
Tia
ngerang?
> What is this?
More Examples:
Ke
dmu
el
mo
ngerang?
> What do you say?
Ke
kmu
el
mo
ngerang?
> What do you say?
A
bo
lemeoud
e
ng
mo
ngerang,
ngii
di
le
mlei.
> So what if he is late, as long as he comes.
Ng
mo
ngerang
a
loluchel
er
a
dui?
> So what if he holds a title?
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?

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