e ngoEnglishif; whileWhile there are several ways to say 'if' in Sursurunga, the use of this particle seems to connote the most uncertainty. See the contrastive examples here.Ái tata a parai si nana ngoromin, "E ngo gama han ur Námátánai, ki gama hul te wáin bek uri kopra."Dad said to Mom like this, "If you all go (if you should happen to go) to Namatanai, then you should buy some empty copra bags."Ái tata a parai si nana ngoromin, "Ngo gama han ur Námátánai, ki gama hul te wáin bek uri kopra."Dad said to Mom like this, "If you all go (if or when you go) to Namatanai, then you should buy some empty copra bags."Ái tata a parai si nana ngoromin, "Pákánbung ngo gama han ur Námátánai, ki gama hul te wáin bek uri kopra."Dad said to Mom like this, "At the time you all go (when you go) to Namatanai, then you should buy some empty copra bags."Má á di á sángul mai aru á kabinhun káián Israel, di ruruna ngo da kipi á oror taru minái e ngo da lu lotu uri narsán ái Káláu i bosbos bung no ngorer a parai i nagogon. (Apo 26.7)And the twelve clans/tribes of Israel, they believe that they will get/have this promise if they will worship God every day like the law says.E ngo kángit tu liu be main i naul bim, git ngángángar kabin git kákir suri ái Káláu na oboi i git á hutngin kápán páplun tilami bát ngorer i hutngin lusán i git. (2Ko 5.2)While we are still living here on earth, we cry out because we long for God to put on to us a new body from heaven like new clothing on us.koran
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