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.
Tempat dituturkan
20 kata inti dalam Motu
Air
ranu
/ɾanu/
Api
lahi
/lahi/
Matahari
dina
/dina/
Bulan
hua
/hua/
Ibu
sinana
/sinana/
Ayah
tamana
/tamana/
Makan
aniani
/aniani/
Minum
inuinu
/inuinu/
Cinta
lalokau
/lalokau/
Hati
kudouna
/kudouna/
Pohon
au
/au/
Rumah
ruma
/ɾuma/
Anjing
sisia
/sisia/
Kucing
gosi
/ɡosi/
Tangan
imana
/imana/
Mata
matana
/matana/
Halo
namo gida
/namo ɡida/
Terima kasih
oi namo
/oi namo/
Satu
ta
/ta/
Baik
namo
/namo/
Sumber
Perbandingan kata
Dibandingkan dengan bahasa Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western, Papuan Tip) terkait
| Arti | Motu | Bahasa Hiri Motu | bahasa Tetum | Bahasa Fiji | bahasa Tokelau | Atoni | Bahasa Puyuma |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air | ranu /ɾanu/ | ranu /ɾanu/ | bee /beː/ | wai /wai/ | vai /vai/ | oe /oe/ | enay /enai/ |
| Api | lahi /lahi/ | lahi /lahi/ | ahi /ahi/ | buka /mbuka/ | afi /afi/ | ai /ai/ | apuy /apui/ |
| Matahari | dina /dina/ | dina /dina/ | loron /loɾon/ | siga /siŋa/ | la /la/ | manas /manas/ | kadaw /kadaw/ |
| Bulan | hua /hua/ | hua /hua/ | fulan /fulan/ | vula /βula/ | malama /malama/ | fun /fun/ | kuwalan /kuwalan/ |
| Ibu | sinana /sinana/ | sina /sina/ | inan /inan/ | tina /tina/ | matua /matua/ | ainat /ainat/ | ina /ina/ |
| Ayah | tamana /tamana/ | tama /tama/ | aman /aman/ | tama /tama/ | tamana /tamana/ | amat /amat/ | ama /ama/ |
| Makan | aniani /aniani/ | ania /ania/ | han /han/ | kana /kana/ | kai /kai/ | ah /ah/ | kuman /kuman/ |
| Minum | inuinu /inuinu/ | inua /inua/ | hemu /hemu/ | gunu /ŋunu/ | inu /inu/ | ninu /ninu/ | enpa /enpa/ |
| Cinta | lalokau /lalokau/ | lalokau /lalokau/ | domin /domin/ | loloma /loloma/ | alofa /alofa/ | nekat /nekat/ | ulaw /ulaw/ |
| Hati | kudouna /kudouna/ | kudouna /kudouna/ | fuan /fuan/ | uto /uto/ | fatu /fatu/ | nesa /nesa/ | kalumetan /kalumetan/ |
| Pohon | au /au/ | au /au/ | ai /ai/ | kau /kau/ | lakau /lakau/ | hau /hau/ | kawi /kawi/ |
| Rumah | ruma /ɾuma/ | ruma /ɾuma/ | uma /uma/ | vale /βale/ | fale /fale/ | ume /ume/ | ruma /ɾuma/ |
| Anjing | sisia /sisia/ | sisia /sisia/ | asu /asu/ | koli /koli/ | kuli /kuli/ | asu /asu/ | suwan /suwan/ |
| Kucing | gosi /ɡosi/ | pusi /pusi/ | busa /busa/ | pusi /pusi/ | pusi /pusi/ | mose /mose/ | kating /katiŋ/ |
| Tangan | imana /imana/ | imana /imana/ | liman /liman/ | liga /liŋa/ | lima /lima/ | ʼniman /ʔniman/ | lima /lima/ |
| Mata | matana /matana/ | matana /matana/ | matan /matan/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | matan /matan/ | mata /mata/ |
| Halo | namo gida /namo ɡida/ | namona /namona/ | bondia /bondia/ | bula /mbula/ | malo ni /malo ni/ | neut /neut/ | marayas /maɾajas/ |
| Terima kasih | oi namo /oi namo/ | tanikiu /tanikiu/ | obrigadu /obɾiɡadu/ | vinaka /βinaka/ | fakafetai /fakafetai/ | neno biluk /neno biluk/ | kasapakan /kasapakan/ |
| Satu | ta /ta/ | ta /ta/ | ida /ida/ | dua /ndua/ | tahi /tahi/ | mese /mese/ | sa /sa/ |
| Baik | namo /namo/ | namo /namo/ | di'ak /diʔak/ | vinaka /βinaka/ | lelei /lelei/ | malaek /malaek/ | mauruway /mauɾuwai/ |
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