kmung
/kmong		, v.i.used to introduce various expressions of imprecise knowledge in which an event is generally known to have occurred but some specifics are unknown.
kmung kerexpr.somewhere (I don't know where).
kmung kilskelii
/kmong kilskelii		expr.something happened to it (or him or her) (I don't know what).
kmung kusakl
/kmong kusakl		expr.something bad happened (I don't know what).
kmung mekerang
/kmong mekerang		expr.somehow (I don't know how).
kmung ngarang
/kmong ngarang		expr.something (I don't know what).
kmung ngera uchul
/kmong ngera uchul		expr.some reason (I don't know what).
kmung oingerang
/kmong oingerang		expr.sometime (I don't know when).
kmung ongetelang
/kmong ongetelang		expr.some number (I don't know which).
kmung techang
/kmong techang		expr.someone (I don't know who).
kmung telang
/kmong telang		expr.some quantity (I don't know how many).
See also:
DMUNG
,
KMO
Examples:
Ng
ngar
er
ngii
a
kmong
techa
el
mle
osiik
er
kau.
> Someone or other came looking for you.
A
Droteo
a
mlo
er
a
kmong
ker.
> Droteo went somewhere or other.
A
rengalek
a
milil
er
a
kmong
ker.
> The children are playing somewhere or other.
More Examples:
Ng
mla
ngmasech
er
a
mlai
e
merael
mo
er
a
kmung
ker.
> He climbed into the car and went I don't know where.
techa
/techang		, pro.who; whom.
techang
a
ker
er
a
diak
lodengelii;
ngilecha
ng
techang?
techang
a
ngklel?
Examples:
Tirke
te
rua
techang?
> Who are those people (over there)?
Tia
ng
kelel
techang?
> Whose food is this?
Ng
techa
a
ungil
el
sensei?
Ng
Toki
me
a
lechub
a
Droteo?
> Who's a better teacher - Toki or Droteo?
Ng
techa
a
kileldii
a
sub?
> Who heated up the soup?
Ng
ko
el
techa
a
mellomes
a
rengul
el
sebechel
el
mechur
a
eabed,
e
okellakl
me
ng
ruebet
a
chull?
> Who is wise enough to count the clouds and tilt them over to pour out the rain?
More Examples:
Menglangl
a
dingak!
Ng
techang
a
kuk
mesosaod
er
ngak.
> My ears are ringing. Someone is talking about me.
Ng
techang
a
kot
el
meduch
el
chad
er
a
omengikai
er
tia
el
skuul?
> Who is the best swimmer at this school?
Ng
techa
a
oukebkab?
> Who's wearing a ring?
Ng
techa
ngkliu?
> What are your names?
Tia
el
chaiskurim
a
ngeltemel
techang?
> Whose ice cream is this?

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