"em" meaning in Tok Pisin

See em in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

Etymology: From English him and English 'em. Etymology templates: {{inh|tpi|en|him}} English him, {{inh|tpi|en|'em}} English 'em Head templates: {{head|tpi|pronoun}} em
  1. The third person singular pronoun refers to a person or thing other than the speaker or the person being spoken to. Pronouns in Tok Pisin are not inflected for different cases. Derived forms: em tasol

Alternative forms

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          "text": "God i mekim kamap tupela bikpela lait. Bikpela em san bilong givim lait long de, na liklik em mun bilong givim lait long nait. Na God i mekim kamap ol sta tu.",
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        },
        {
          "word": "mipela"
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        },
        {
          "word": "yumitripela"
        },
        {
          "word": "yumipela"
        },
        {
          "word": "yumi"
        },
        {
          "word": "yu"
        },
        {
          "word": "yutupela"
        },
        {
          "word": "yutripela"
        },
        {
          "word": "yupela"
        },
        {
          "word": "tupela"
        },
        {
          "word": "tripela"
        },
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          "word": "ol"
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      "word": "ol"
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        "Tok Pisin terms derived from English",
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}

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