mitupela
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From
mi
(
“
I, me
”
)
+
tu
(
“
two
”
)
+
-pela
.
Pronoun
mitupela
du
us
two
(
dual
first person pronoun)
1989
,
Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin
, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea,
Jenesis
3:2
:
Na meri i bekim tok olsem, “
Mitupela
i ken kaikai pikinini bilong olgeta diwai bilong dispela gaden.
→New International Version translation
See also
Tok Pisin personal pronouns
singular
dual
trial
plural
1st person
exclusive
mi
mitupela
mitripela
mipela
inclusive
yumitupela
yumitripela
yumipela
,
yumi
2nd person
yu
yutupela
yutripela
yupela
3rd person
em
tupela
tripela
ol