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
a
deruchellel
a
Droteo
er
a
skuul?
> What's Droteo's position at the school?
Ng
ua
ngara
a
dertel
a
selokel?
> How is the laundry coming along (i.e. is it dry yet)?
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?
Ng
ua
ngara
a
kldidiul
a
kerrekar?
> How high is the tree?
Ng
diak
a
ngara
el
soal,
e
ng
di
soal
a
biang.
> He doesn't want anything but or except a beer.
More Examples:
Ngerang
a
ungil
el
osongel
er
a
katsudokang?
> What is good to see at the movie theaters?
Ng
ua
ngara
a
odimiu?
> How's your meat?
Ng
ngara
er
ngii
a
lmuut
el
somiu?
> Do you want anything else?
Ng
ngarang
oubail
a
Mary?
> What is Mary wearing?
Tilechang
ngarang?
> What's that?
Ngerang, n.hamlet in Melekeok.
Ngerang
a
rengedel
a
beluu
er
a
Melekeok.
Examples:
Ke
melim
a
ngerang?
> What are you drinking?
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.
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.
Tilecha
ngerang?
> What is that (thing near you)?
More Examples:
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
diak
el
ngerang,
ng
kmal
betekngang
a
tellemall
er
a
beluu.
> The reason is, there are too many crimes in the society.
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?
Ng
mo
ngerang
a
loluchel
er
a
dui?
> So what if he holds a title?
Ng
diak
el
dil
ngerang
e
moruul
er
a
lengelem.
> Don't always cry.

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