ngera
/ngerang
/ngarang
/ngara
, pro.what; which; what kind of; anything (but or except).
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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:
> What are you smiling at?
> How is the laundry coming along (i.e. is it dry yet)?
> How many passengers can your boat carry?/What's the capacity of your boat?
> Why are you acting like a child?
> Is there a mistake in it?
Proverbs:
> 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:
> What's your favorite subject?
> What is the job of a school principal or president?
> What did Mary have for lunch?
> What does mango smell like?
> What kind of clothes are you going to buy?
Ngerang, n.hamlet in Melekeok.
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Examples:
> What are you drinking?
> They both don't know anything and yet they're trying to explain.
> What is this?
> What is that (thing near you)?
> What is that light?
More Examples:
> Why are you frowning all the time?
> What can you do in your household that would help relieve your stress?
> So what if he is late, as long as he comes.
> How was your labor?
> Why are Ngerkumer's eyes blinking so much?

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