olgeta

Bislama

Etymology

From ol (“they”) +‎ -geta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈolɡeta/
• Hyphenation: ol‧ge‧ta

Pronoun

olgeta

1. they

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.

Determiner

olgeta

1. all, every

References

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

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English altogether.

Pronoun

olgeta

1. everyone, everybody, all

Adjective

olgeta

1. all, every
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:1:

     Bipo bipo tru God i mekim kamap skai na graun na olgeta samting i stap long en.

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