me fellow en · PRON
Etymology
See Australian Kriol mibala, Bislama mifala, Tok Pisin mipela, Torres Strait Creole mipla.
Meanings
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(qualifier:Australian Aboriginal) we, us
That’s for me fellow Aboriginal people.
1984, Australian Aboriginal Studies, no. 21989, R. M. Baker, Land is Life I been find all my boy long Borroloola ... me fella and Banjo find big mob girl too and boy.
1987, A. McGrath Born in the Cattle When we was a kid we couldn’t even talk properly, but the missus go tell me fellers ‘You gotta speak! Talk proper English you naughty girls—you’ll get a smack!’
1993, G. Koch, Kaytetye Country This my wife here because mefella family, mefella bin gettin married.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| me feller | alternative | lexicographic | |
| mefella | alternative | lexicographic | |
| me fellers | alternative | lexicographic | |
| me fella | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
you two fellow · us fellow · us mob · me two fellow · we two fellow · you fellow