yumi/mipela

Bryant Allen bryant.allen at anu.edu.au
Sat Nov 25 18:14:33 EST 2000


My understanding of the distinction is that it depends on how many people
are present. 'Yumi' refers to you and me, 'mipela' to all of us, that is,
more than just you and me.

At 15:50 24/11/00 -0500, you wrote:
>I wonder whether anyone has any insight into yumi vs mipela, which, 
>according to all official descriptions I know of (not least of which 
>Mihalic's), are supposed to encode an inclusive/exclusive 
>distinction. 


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