mitufala

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Bislama

Etymology

From mi +‎ tu +‎ -fala. Cognate with Tok Pisin mitupela.

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

mitufala

  1. us two (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
collective — tugeta trigeta —
1) Used only as an object of a preposition or a verb.
*) Some speakers may not distinguish various plurality categories, using only one or two plural pronouns.
**) The collective pronouns specify that the action is performed by all subjects together, rather than on their own.

References

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