yumitufala

Bislama

Etymology

From yumi (“we”) +‎ tu (“two”) +‎ -fala. Akin to Tok Pisin yumitupela.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjumituˌfala/
  • Hyphenation: yu‧mi‧tu‧fa‧la

Pronoun

yumitufala

  1. synonym of yumitu

See also

Bislama personal pronouns
singular dual trial plural
1st person exclusive mi mitufala mitrifala mifala
inclusive — yumitu, yumitufala yumitrifala yumi
2nd person yu yutufala yutrifala yufala
3rd person neutral hem, em tufala trifala ol1, olgeta
collective2 — tugeta trigeta —
1 Used only as an object of a preposition or a verb.
2 The collective pronouns specify that the action is performed by all subjects together, rather than on their own.
Some speakers may not distinguish various plurality categories, using only one or two plural pronouns.

References

  • Terry Crowley (2004) Bislama Reference Grammar, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi press, →ISBN, page 46
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