arapela

Bislama: nara; Pijin: nara; TSC: nada.

Arapela is, despite the distinction in the first two senses, the indefinite form of narapela; it is more any alternative than the particular alternative the speaker is trying to indicate.

See original Mihalic entry ® arakain, narapela.

Pronoun forms

1. another, others
   man bilong asde nogat, arapela man i bin kam not the man from yesterday, another man came
   sampela i no bin kam, tasol arapela i bin kam some did not come, but others came

2. the other one, the others
   arapela man i tok olsem em bai kam gen tumora the other man said he was coming again tomorrow
   ol arapela, husat i bin kam ... the others, who had come ...

Modifier forms

3. other, not the same
   em i arapela it’s not the same

Noun combination forms

4. arapela mama aunt, mother, step-mother, foster mother ® namba tu

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