yutupela

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From yu (“you”) +‎ tu (“two”) +‎ -pela.

Pronoun

yutupela du

  1. you two (dual second person pronoun)
    • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 3:1:
      God, Bikpela i bin wokim olgeta animal, tasol i no gat wanpela bilong ol inap winim snek long tok gris. Na snek i askim meri olsem, “Ating God i tambuim yutupela long kaikai pikinini bilong olgeta diwai bilong gaden, a?”
      →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
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