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:
A
blim
ng
rruul
er
a
ngarang?
> What's your house made out of?
Ngara
me
ke
di
mekekokau
el
merael?
> Why are you walking so slowly?
Ngara
meluches
a
medam
me
ng
di
kea
bo
mechiuaiu?
> What's keeping you from falling asleep?
Ng
mo
ua
ngara
a
sichel
a
odimem?
> How do you want your meat to be cooked?
Ng
ua
ngara
a
chetul
a
blim?
> What's the condition of your house?
Proverbs:
Ngara
eseos
e
olengimech
el
mera
dalem.
> 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.
More Examples:
Ke
ua
ngarang?
> How are you?
Te
ngara
a
mlo
kats?
> Who won?
Tiang
ngera
isei
a
ngklel
el
basio?
> What is the name of this place?
Ng
ua
ngara
a
chasi
er
a
iedel?
> What does mango taste like?
Se
ngarang?
> What's that?

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