Motu (sometimes called Pure Motu or True Motu to distinguish it from Hiri Motu) is a Central Papuan Tip language that is spoken by the Motuans, an indigenous...
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Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of its capital...
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Creole and Unserdeutsch. Languages with statutory recognition are Tok Pisin, English, Hiri Motu, and Papua New Guinean Sign Language. Tok Pisin, an English-based...
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Motu Nui (large island in the Rapa Nui language) is the largest of three islets just south of Easter Island and is the westernmost place in Chile. All...
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The Motu are native inhabitants of Papua New Guinea, living along the southern coastal area of the country. Their indigenous language is also known as...
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Look up Motu or motu in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Motu or MOTU may refer to: Motu (geography), a reef islet formed by broken coral and sand surrounding...
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Papua New Guinea (category Articles containing Hiri Motu-language text)
Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu, and, since 2015, sign language (which in practice means Papua New Guinean Sign Language). English is the language of government and...
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Motu Patlu is an Indian animated sitcom that premiered on Nickelodeon in India on 16 October 2012. This show is available in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam...
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Bandicoot (category Articles containing Motu-language text)
ancestor of the Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages) from related words like Oceanic Motu mada and Fijian gwaca, but the validity of this reconstruction...
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Fowler (or any of its posthumous editions) meu, ISO 639-3 code for the Motu language Middle East University, a Christian university in Lebanon Meu This disambiguation...
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In law, motu proprio (Latin for "on his own impulse") describes an official act taken without a formal request from another party. Some jurisdictions use...
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Short-beaked echidna (category Articles containing Motu-language text)
as the mungwe in the Daribi and Chimbu languages. The short-beaked echidna is called miɣu in the Motu language of Papua New Guinea. Short-beaked echidnas...
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Sarong (category Articles containing Hiri Motu-language text)
lap-lap and it is worn by men and women. In the other lingua franca, Hiri Motu, it is called rami. In Rotuma, it is known as a hạ' fạli. In Samoa it is...
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dependencies along with their capital cities, in English and non-English official language(s). In bold: internationally recognized sovereign states The 193 member...
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Motu Patlu: King of Kings is a 2016 Indian animated adventure action-drama and thriller-comedy film directed by Suhas D. Kadav and produced by Ketan Mehta...
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Uriankhai (category Articles containing Hiri Motu-language text)
wedding". 2005 POPPE, Nicholas (1969). "Review of Menges "The Turkic Languages and Peoples"". Central Asiatic Journal. 12 (4): 330. Mänchen-Helfen, Otto...
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ISO 639 is a standardized nomenclature used to classify languages. Each language is assigned a two-letter (set 1) and three-letter lowercase abbreviation...
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Karakoa (category Articles containing Motu-language text)
karakuhan, Malay kolek, Acehnese kolay, Maluku kora kora, Banda kolekole, Motu kora, and the Marshallese korkor. Thus it is more likely that it is a true...
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multiple-hulled sailing watercraft of Papua New Guinea. They are named in the Motu language and traditionally used in the Hiri trade cycle. Lakatoi (whose literal...
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LGBT rights in Papua New Guinea (category Articles containing Motu-language text)
kwolu-aatmwol (literally male thing transforming into female thing). In Motu, the word gelegele refers to a gay man. Male same-sex sexual activity is...
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Melanesians (category Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text)
languages. There are several creoles of the region, such as Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu, Solomon Islands Pijin, Bislama, and Papuan Malay. The origin of Melanesians...
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International Airport, in Hermosillo, Mexico ISO 639 code for Hiri Motu language, an official language of Papua New Guinea Hermanus Magnetic Observatory, the former...
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westward, following the south-east trade wind called the laurabada in the Motu language. Obeying the spirit, he built the first hiri lagatoi, named it Bogebada...
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Bora Bora (category CS1 French-language sources (fr))
(162 mi) northwest of Papeete, Tahiti. It also has around it several motus (Motu is a Tahitian word meaning "small islands"), which are small elongated...
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RPNGC is known for the historic use of Police Motu, a lingua franca pidgin variant of the Motu language. During the colonial period, personnel needed...
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Motu One, which means "Sand Island" in various Polynesian languages, refers to several islands throughout Polynesia, including: Motu One (Marquesas Islands)...
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Islands: Marshallese Language Training Manual (PDF), pg. 22. Accessed August 27, 2007. Percy Chatterton, (1975). Say It In Motu: An instant introduction...
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Motu Iti, or Little island in the Rapa Nui language, is a small uninhabited islet near Motu Nui, about a mile from Rano Kau on the south western corner...
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Islet (redirect from Motu (geography))
Inchcailloch. Motu, a reef islet formed by broken coral and sand, surrounding an atoll, especially in Polynesia, such as Motu One, Motu Nao and Motu Paahi. River...
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Pidgin (redirect from Pidgin language)
language West Greenlandic Pidgin Yokohama Pidgin Japanese Barikanchi Pidgin Bilingual pun Camfranglais (Cameroon) Creole language Engrish Hiri Motu International...
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