mifala

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Bislama

Etymology

From mi +‎ -fala. Cognate with Tok Pisin mipela.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmifala/
  • Hyphenation: mi‧fa‧la

Pronoun

mifala

  1. we (exclusive)

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

Pijin

Etymology

mi + -fala

Pronoun

mifala

  1. we: first person plural exclusive pronoun

See also

Pijin personal pronouns
singular dual trial plural
1st person exclusive mi mitufala mitrifala mifala
inclusive iumitufala iumitrifala iumifala, iumi
2nd person iu iutufala iutrifala iufala
3rd person hem tufala trifala ol/olketa