trifala

Bislama

Etymology

From tri (“three”) +‎ -fala. Cognate with Tok Pisin tripela.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾifala/
• Hyphenation: tu‧fa‧la

Pronoun

trifala

1. the three of them

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