Motu
Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western, Papuan Tip)
Motu is the indigenous Austronesian language of the Motu people of the Central Province of Papua New Guinea, centred on the Hanuabada villages near Port Moresby. The pure form has only ~14K active speakers, but Motu is the lexical source for Hiri Motu (hmo), the simplified pidgin that became one of PNG's three official languages. Motu has full Austronesian morphology including subject/object person markers, alienable/inalienable possession, and the characteristic Oceanic pronoun system, all of which Hiri Motu drastically simplified in the colonial trade context. Lister-Turner & Clark's 1931 grammar remains authoritative.
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20 palabras esenciales en Motu
Agua
ranu
/ɾanu/
Fuego
lahi
/lahi/
Sol
dina
/dina/
Luna
hua
/hua/
Madre
sinana
/sinana/
Padre
tamana
/tamana/
Comer
aniani
/aniani/
Beber
inuinu
/inuinu/
Amor
lalokau
/lalokau/
Corazón
kudouna
/kudouna/
Árbol
au
/au/
Casa
ruma
/ɾuma/
Perro
sisia
/sisia/
Gato
gosi
/ɡosi/
Mano
imana
/imana/
Ojo
matana
/matana/
Hola
namo gida
/namo ɡida/
Gracias
oi namo
/oi namo/
Uno
ta
/ta/
Bueno
namo
/namo/
Fuentes
Palabras comparadas
Comparado con lenguas Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western, Papuan Tip) relacionadas
| Significado | Motu | Hiri Motu | tetun | Fiyiano | tokelauano | Atoni | Puyuma |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agua | ranu /ɾanu/ | ranu /ɾanu/ | bee /beː/ | wai /wai/ | vai /vai/ | oe /oe/ | enay /enai/ |
| Fuego | lahi /lahi/ | lahi /lahi/ | ahi /ahi/ | buka /mbuka/ | afi /afi/ | ai /ai/ | apuy /apui/ |
| Sol | dina /dina/ | dina /dina/ | loron /loɾon/ | siga /siŋa/ | la /la/ | manas /manas/ | kadaw /kadaw/ |
| Luna | hua /hua/ | hua /hua/ | fulan /fulan/ | vula /βula/ | malama /malama/ | fun /fun/ | kuwalan /kuwalan/ |
| Madre | sinana /sinana/ | sina /sina/ | inan /inan/ | tina /tina/ | matua /matua/ | ainat /ainat/ | ina /ina/ |
| Padre | tamana /tamana/ | tama /tama/ | aman /aman/ | tama /tama/ | tamana /tamana/ | amat /amat/ | ama /ama/ |
| Comer | aniani /aniani/ | ania /ania/ | han /han/ | kana /kana/ | kai /kai/ | ah /ah/ | kuman /kuman/ |
| Beber | inuinu /inuinu/ | inua /inua/ | hemu /hemu/ | gunu /ŋunu/ | inu /inu/ | ninu /ninu/ | enpa /enpa/ |
| Amor | lalokau /lalokau/ | lalokau /lalokau/ | domin /domin/ | loloma /loloma/ | alofa /alofa/ | nekat /nekat/ | ulaw /ulaw/ |
| Corazón | kudouna /kudouna/ | kudouna /kudouna/ | fuan /fuan/ | uto /uto/ | fatu /fatu/ | nesa /nesa/ | kalumetan /kalumetan/ |
| Árbol | au /au/ | au /au/ | ai /ai/ | kau /kau/ | lakau /lakau/ | hau /hau/ | kawi /kawi/ |
| Casa | ruma /ɾuma/ | ruma /ɾuma/ | uma /uma/ | vale /βale/ | fale /fale/ | ume /ume/ | ruma /ɾuma/ |
| Perro | sisia /sisia/ | sisia /sisia/ | asu /asu/ | koli /koli/ | kuli /kuli/ | asu /asu/ | suwan /suwan/ |
| Gato | gosi /ɡosi/ | pusi /pusi/ | busa /busa/ | pusi /pusi/ | pusi /pusi/ | mose /mose/ | kating /katiŋ/ |
| Mano | imana /imana/ | imana /imana/ | liman /liman/ | liga /liŋa/ | lima /lima/ | ʼniman /ʔniman/ | lima /lima/ |
| Ojo | matana /matana/ | matana /matana/ | matan /matan/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | matan /matan/ | mata /mata/ |
| Hola | namo gida /namo ɡida/ | namona /namona/ | bondia /bondia/ | bula /mbula/ | malo ni /malo ni/ | neut /neut/ | marayas /maɾajas/ |
| Gracias | oi namo /oi namo/ | tanikiu /tanikiu/ | obrigadu /obɾiɡadu/ | vinaka /βinaka/ | fakafetai /fakafetai/ | neno biluk /neno biluk/ | kasapakan /kasapakan/ |
| Uno | ta /ta/ | ta /ta/ | ida /ida/ | dua /ndua/ | tahi /tahi/ | mese /mese/ | sa /sa/ |
| Bueno | namo /namo/ | namo /namo/ | di'ak /diʔak/ | vinaka /βinaka/ | lelei /lelei/ | malaek /malaek/ | mauruway /mauɾuwai/ |
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