tripela

Tok Pisin

Etymology 1

From tri (“three”) +‎ -pela.

Adjective

tripela

1. three

Usage notes

Used when modifying a noun.

Etymology 2

From English three + -pela (from English fellow).

Pronoun

tripela

1. they three (trial third-person pronoun)

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