mifala

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