yoge

== Mwotlap == === Etymology === From Proto-Torres-Banks *(i) rua ɣai, from Proto-Oceanic *i (“3rd person pronoun”) + *rua (“two”) + *kai (“native, person”). Compare with trial tēlge, plural ige. === 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) both, the two (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. 2026. Online Mwotlap–English–French cultural dictionary. Electronic files. Paris: CNRS (Pdf version). – entry yoge.