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
ouchad
er
a
Siabal
er
kau?
> Why are you acting like a Japanese?
Ng
diak
a
ngara
el
soal,
e
ng
di
soal
a
biang.
> He doesn't want anything but or except a beer.
Ngara
me
ke
melodech
er
kau?
> What are you changing your mind?
Ng
diak
a
ngii
di
lengarang
mekdektak.
> There isn't anything that frightens me.
Ngara
ke
di
klikmechur
er
ngii?
> What are you smiling at?
More Examples:
Tia
ng
ngara
a
belkul?
> What does this mean?
Ke
kmu
el
mo
ngerang?
> What do you say?
Ng
diak
el
dil
ngerang
e
moruul
er
a
lengelem.
> Don't always cry.
Ng
ngara
el
suobel
a
chomosuub
er
a
skuul?
> What subjects are you studying at
Ng
ngara
soam
el
kliou?
> What would you like for dessert?
Ngerang, n.hamlet in Melekeok.
Ngerang
a
rengedel
a
beluu
er
a
Melekeok.
Examples:
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.
Tilecha
ngerang?
> What is that (thing near you)?
Se
ng
dichel
a
ngerang?
> What is that light?
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.
More Examples:
Me
a
chomobekuk
e
ng
mo
ngerang?
> So what if you're my older brother?
Te
locha
omdasu
a
ngerang
aika
el
bderrir.
> Wonder what they are thinking.
Ng
diak
el
dil
ngerang
e
moruul
er
a
lengelem.
> Don't always cry.
A
bo
lemeoud
e
ng
mo
ngerang,
ngii
di
le
mlei.
> So what if he is late, as long as he comes.
Ng
mo
ngerang
a
loluchel
er
a
dui?
> So what if he holds a title?

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