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
	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.

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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