"ou" meaning in Mauritian Creole

See ou in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

Forms: to [informal], u [alternative]
Etymology: Probably from French vous; compare Haitian Creole ou. Etymology templates: {{der|mfe|fr|vous}} French vous, {{cog|ht|ou}} Haitian Creole ou Head templates: {{head|mfe|pronoun|informal|to}} ou (informal to)
  1. you (second-person singular formal personal pronoun) Related terms: momwa [objective], nou, to [informal], outwa [formal, objective], zot, li, bann-la

Alternative forms

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