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)
- 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)
- 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
- p.123 of: François, Alexandre. 2005. A typological overview of Mwotlap, an Oceanic language of Vanuatu. Linguistic typology 9 (1): 115–146. DOI:10.1515/lity.2005.9.1.115.
- François, Alexandre. 2022. Online Mwotlap–English–French cultural dictionary. Electronic files. Paris: CNRS. (Pdf version) – entry yoge.