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:
Ngara
me
ke
di
dechor
e
omengur?
> Why are you standing up while eating?
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?
Ngara
meluches
a
medam
me
ng
di
kea
bo
mechiuaiu?
> What's keeping you from falling asleep?
Ng
ngera
a
uchul
me
ng
di
mle
kau
el
tang
el
me
er
tiang?
> Why did you come here all by yourself?
Ng
ngara
oureachel
a
Mary?
> What kind of footwear is Mary wearing?
More Examples:
Ngera
me
ke
mesam
a
chimam,
soam
el
obar?
> Why are you making fist, wanna get smacked?
Ng
ua
ngara
a
bedengel
a
bilel
a
Tina?
> What color is Tina's dress?
Ng
ngara
a
urerel
a
chad
er
a
laibreri?
> What is the job of the libarian?
Ng
ngara
a
urerel
a
melechesel
a
skuul?
> What is the job of a school secretary?
Ng
ngara
el
rodech
a
soam?
> Which fruit do you like?
Ngerang, n.hamlet in Melekeok.
Ngerang
a
rengedel
a
beluu
er
a
Melekeok.
Examples:
Tilecha
ngerang?
> What is that (thing near you)?
Se
ng
dichel
a
ngerang?
> What is that light?
Tia
ngerang?
> What is this?
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?
More Examples:
Ngerang
me
ke
di
mengisngull?
> Why are you frowning all the time?
Te
locha
omdasu
a
ngerang
aika
el
bderrir.
> Wonder what they are thinking.
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?
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?

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