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
kloklek
a
klilia
er
a
kmo
ng
ngarang
a
di
kea
kudengei.
> I put my things somewhere or into something or other, but I can't remember where.
Kau,
ngara
me
ke
ko
er
a
ouchedeng
er
kau?
> Why are you doing mischief in you own house?
Ngara
reched?
> What's the hurry?
Ng
di
ngii
mak
kiei
ra
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.
Ngara
me
ke
di
olibngokl
er
kau
er
a
rengelekel
se
el
morael.
> Why are you always leaving your children behind when you go out?
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:
Ngera
a
chung
er
kid
e
kede
mo
kats
er
a
iakiu?
> What are the odds that we win the baseball game?
Ng
ngara
a
urerel
a
melechesel
a
skuul?
> What is the job of a school secretary?
Ng
diak
el
ngerang,
ng
kmal
betekngang
a
tellemall
er
a
beluu.
> The reason is, there are too many crimes in the society.
Ng
milskak
tiang
...
ngera
isei
a
ngklel
el
klekedellel
a
balech
er
a
ngikel.
> He gave me this ... whatchamacallit piece for a speargun.
Ng
mo
ngerang
a
lemechut,
ng
sebechek
el
oubail
er
ngii.
> So what if it's old; I can still wear it.
Ngerang, n.hamlet in Melekeok.
Ngerang
a
rengedel
a
beluu
er
a
Melekeok.
Examples:
Ng
di
ngii
mak
kiei
ra
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?
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.
Ke
melim
a
ngerang?
> What are you drinking?
Tilecha
ngerang?
> What is that (thing near you)?
More Examples:
Te
locha
omdasu
a
ngerang
aika
el
bderrir.
> Wonder what they are thinking.
Ng
mo
ngerang
a
lemechut,
ng
sebechek
el
oubail
er
ngii.
> So what if it's old; I can still wear it.
Ngerang
a
kmal
klou
a
ultutelel
er
a
klengar
er
kau?
> What is the most important in your life?
Ke
kmu
el
mo
ngerang?
> What do you say?
Aika
el
medam
e
Ngerkumer
ngerang
meng
di
ombesisebusech?
> Why are Ngerkumer's eyes blinking so much?

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