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
diak
lsoam
el
mo
er
a
mubi,
me
a
ka
lsoam
el
mo
er
a
restorangd,
e
kau
a
di
ngara
a
soam?
> You don't want to go to the movies, and you don't even want to go to the restaurant, so what do you really want to do?
Ng
ngara
el
klechelid
a
chomengar
er
ngii?
> What's your religion?
Ngara
ke
di
melekoi
kesuk
er
ngii?
> What are you talking to yourself about?
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.
More Examples:
Ng
ngarang
milengang
a
Mary
er
a
tutau?
> What did Mary have for breakfast
Te
locha
omdasu
a
ngerang
aika
el
bderrir.
> Wonder what they are thinking.
Ng
ngara
a
kot
el
soam
el
suobel?
> What's your favorite subject?
Ng
mle
ua
ngera
kall?
> How was the food ?
Ng
ua
ngara
omelechesel
tia
el
tekoi?
> How do you spell or write this word?
Ngerang, n.hamlet in Melekeok.
Ngerang
a
rengedel
a
beluu
er
a
Melekeok.
Examples:
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.
Tia
ngerang?
> What is this?
Ke
melim
a
ngerang?
> What are you drinking?
Tilecha
ngerang?
> What is that (thing near you)?
More Examples:
Ngerang
me
ke
di
mengisngull?
> Why are you frowning all the time?
Ke
dmu
el
mo
ngerang?
> What do you say?
Ng
mo
ngerang
a
lemechut,
ng
sebechek
el
oubail
er
ngii.
> So what if it's old; I can still wear it.
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?
Te
locha
omdasu
a
ngerang
aika
el
bderrir.
> Wonder what they are thinking.

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