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:
Ng
techa
a
kot
el
kebelu
el
ngalek
er
a
skuul?
> Who's the stupidest student?
Ng
techang
a
mildechemii
a
uel
el
mulemes
er
a
resechal
el
omtanget
er
a
chelibel.
> Who caught the turtle that you saw the boys who are polishing its shell?
Ng
techa
a
mo
odiur
a
renguk,
a
lak
lekemiu
el
bla
ktemall
a
rengmiu.
> Who would be left to cheer me up? Only the very persons I had made sad.
Ng
techa
a
longuiu
a
buk
er
ngii
tirke
el
ngalek?
> Whose book are those kids reading?
Ng
ngar
er
ngii
a
kmong
techa
el
mle
osiik
er
kau.
> Someone or other came looking for you.
More Examples:
Ng
techa
ngklek?
> What is my name?
Ng
techa
a
oukebkab?
> Who's wearing a ring?
Ng
techang
a
ngar
er
a
bitang
er
a
Mary?
> Who is next to Mary?
Ng
techa
ngklel
a
okdemelem?
> What is your uncle's name?
Ng
techang
a
kot
le
meduch
el
chad
er
a
bingbong
er
tia
el
skuul?
> Who is the best at pingpong at this school?

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