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
dertel
a
selokel?
> How is the laundry coming along (i.e. is it dry yet)?
Ng
ngara
el
klechelid
a
chomengar
er
ngii?
> What's your religion?
Ng
ngera
a
uchul
me
ng
di
mle
kau
el
tang
el
me
er
tiang?
> Why did you come here all by yourself?
Te
mesuub
a
ngarang?
> What are they studying?
Ngara
a
deruchellel
a
Droteo
er
a
skuul?
> What's Droteo's position at the school?
More Examples:
Ke
ua
ngarang?
> How are you?
Tiang
ngerang
el
beldoel
er
ngii?
Ng
dekool,
ng
diak
lboes.
> What is in your hand? It is a cigarette, not gun.
Ngara
el
bail
a
chobo
mosiik?
> What kind of clothes are you going to buy?
Ng
ngara
a
urerel
a
chad
er
a
laibreri?
> What is the job of the libarian?
Ailechang
ngarang?
> What are those?
Ngerang, n.hamlet in Melekeok.
Ngerang
a
rengedel
a
beluu
er
a
Melekeok.
Examples:
Tilecha
ngerang?
> What is that (thing near you)?
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.
Se
ng
dichel
a
ngerang?
> What is that light?
Tia
ngerang?
> What is this?
More Examples:
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.
Aika
el
medam
e
Ngerkumer
ngerang
meng
di
ombesisebusech?
> Why are Ngerkumer's eyes blinking so much?
Ng
mle
ua
ngerang
a
cherellem?
> How was your labor?
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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