iratou
Fijian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ira (third-person plural pronoun) + -tou (paucal suffix).
Pronoun
[edit]iratou
- they few, them few (3rd person paucal pronoun)
- Iratou na mai veisiko nikua.
- They few will visit today.
- Au sa raici iratou tiko.
- I'm seeing them few now.
Usage notes
[edit]- This pronoun refers to a small group of people or things (typically three or four).
- For exactly two people or things, rau (“they two”, dual) is used instead.
- For many people or things, ira (“they many/all”, plural) is used instead.
See also
[edit]| singular | dual | paucal | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | au | keirau (exclusive) kedaru (inclusive) |
keitou (exclusive) kedatou (inclusive) |
keimami (exclusive) keda (inclusive) | |||
| 2nd person | ko (subject) iko (object) |
kemudrau | kemudou | kemuni | |||
| 3rd person | ko koya (subject) koya (subject/object) |
rau | iratou | ira | |||