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ngera
/ngerang
/ngarang
/ngara | , pro. | what; which; what kind of; anything (but or except).
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| ng diak a ngerang | pro. | nothing. |
| ua ngarang | pro. | how. |
| ngera me | expr. | why? for what reason? |
| ngera ngar ngii | expr. | what's up? what's happening? |
| ngera uchul me | expr. | why? for what reason? |
Examples: |
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> How many passengers can your boat carry?/What's the capacity of your boat? |
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> Why are you walking so slowly? |
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> Why are you staring at me like that? |
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> What do you do to make a living? |
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> What's the condition of your house? |
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Proverbs: |
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> 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. |
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More Examples: |
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> How was your labor? |
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> What is the job of the libarian? |
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> So what if he holds a title? |
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> What is the name of this place? |
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> Who won? |
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| Ngerang | , n. | hamlet in Melekeok.
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Examples: |
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> What are you drinking? |
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> They both don't know anything and yet they're trying to explain. |
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> What is that (thing near you)? |
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> What is this? |
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> It's as if I live somewhere so far away that I don't know what's going on. |
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More Examples: |
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> So what if it's old; I can still wear it. |
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> So what if he is late, as long as he comes. |
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> What is in your hand? It is a cigarette, not gun. |
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> What is the most important in your life? |
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> Why are you frowning all the time? |
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