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

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Etymology

From English altogether.

Pronoun

olgeta

  1. everyone, everybody, all

Adjective

olgeta

  1. all, every
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