mitupela

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

From mi (“I, me”) +‎ tu (“two”) +‎ -pela.

Pronoun

mitupela du

1. us two (dual first person pronoun)
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 3:2:

     Na meri i bekim tok olsem, “Mitupela i ken kaikai pikinini bilong olgeta diwai bilong dispela gaden.

     →New International Version translation

See also

Tok Pisin personal pronouns

			singular	dual	trial	plural
1st person			mi	mitupela (exclusive) yumitupela (inclusive)	mitripela (exclusive) yumitripela (inclusive)	mipela (exclusive) yumipela, yumi (inclusive)
2nd person			yu	yutupela	yutripela	yupela
3rd person			em	tupela	tripela	ol