yoge

Mwotlap

Etymology

From Proto-Torres-Banks *(i) rua ɣai, from Proto-Oceanic *i (“3rd person pronoun”) + *rua (“two”) + *kai (“native, person”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jɔɣɛ/

Article

yoge (dual)

  1. the (dual article for human nouns)
    yoge lōqōvēn ― (the) two women

Usage notes
  • General determiner; does not encode definiteness.
  • Contrasts with singular na- (prefix), trial tēlge, plural ige.

Pronoun

yoge (dual)

  1. people (dual pronoun for human nouns)
    yoge li-siok ― the two (people) on the canoe

Usage notes
  • Contrasts with 3rd dual personal pronoun kōyō.

References
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