Hiri Motu
Austronesian
Hiri Motu (Police Motu) is a simplified contact variety of the Motu language of Papua New Guinea, originally developed as a trade lingua franca for the Hiri trading expeditions between the Motu people of Port Moresby and the Gulf Province peoples. The variety was further simplified and standardized by the Royal Papuan Constabulary (Police Motu) and Australian colonial administration in the 19th-early 20th centuries to serve as a regional lingua franca. Hiri Motu became one of three official languages of Papua New Guinea under the 1975 Independence Constitution, alongside English and Tok Pisin. However, since independence Hiri Motu has been steadily losing ground to Tok Pisin (tpi), which has emerged as the dominant pan-PNG lingua franca, particularly in younger generations. Linguistically, Hiri Motu uses simplified Motu phonology and grammar with Australian English-derived loanwords for modern technology.
Dove si parla
20 parole essenziali in Hiri Motu
Acqua
ranu
/ɾanu/
Fuoco
lahi
/lahi/
Sole
dina
/dina/
Luna
hua
/hua/
Madre
sina
/sina/
Padre
tama
/tama/
Mangiare
ania
/ania/
Bere
inua
/inua/
Amore
lalokau
/lalokau/
Cuore
kudouna
/kudouna/
Albero
au
/au/
Casa
ruma
/ɾuma/
Cane
sisia
/sisia/
Gatto
pusi
/pusi/
Mano
imana
/imana/
Occhio
matana
/matana/
Ciao
namona
/namona/
Grazie
tanikiu
/tanikiu/
Uno
ta
/ta/
Buono
namo
/namo/
Fonti
Parole a confronto
Confrontato con le lingue Austronesian correlate
| Significato | Hiri Motu | Motu | Figiano | Puyuma | tokelauano | batak toba | Samoano |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acqua | ranu /ɾanu/ | ranu /ɾanu/ | wai /wai/ | enay /enai/ | vai /vai/ | aek /aek/ | vai /vai/ |
| Fuoco | lahi /lahi/ | lahi /lahi/ | buka /mbuka/ | apuy /apui/ | afi /afi/ | api /api/ | afi /afi/ |
| Sole | dina /dina/ | dina /dina/ | siga /siŋa/ | kadaw /kadaw/ | la /la/ | mata ni ari /mata ni ari/ | lā /laː/ |
| Luna | hua /hua/ | hua /hua/ | vula /βula/ | kuwalan /kuwalan/ | malama /malama/ | bulan /bulan/ | māsina /maːsina/ |
| Madre | sina /sina/ | sinana /sinana/ | tina /tina/ | ina /ina/ | matua /matua/ | ina /ina/ | tinā /tinaː/ |
| Padre | tama /tama/ | tamana /tamana/ | tama /tama/ | ama /ama/ | tamana /tamana/ | ama /ama/ | tamā /tamaː/ |
| Mangiare | ania /ania/ | aniani /aniani/ | kana /kana/ | kuman /kuman/ | kai /kai/ | mangan /maŋan/ | ʻai /ʔai/ |
| Bere | inua /inua/ | inuinu /inuinu/ | gunu /ŋunu/ | enpa /enpa/ | inu /inu/ | minum /minum/ | inu /inu/ |
| Amore | lalokau /lalokau/ | lalokau /lalokau/ | loloma /loloma/ | ulaw /ulaw/ | alofa /alofa/ | holong /holoŋ/ | alofa /alofa/ |
| Cuore | kudouna /kudouna/ | kudouna /kudouna/ | uto /uto/ | kalumetan /kalumetan/ | fatu /fatu/ | roha /roha/ | loto /loto/ |
| Albero | au /au/ | au /au/ | kau /kau/ | kawi /kawi/ | lakau /lakau/ | hau /hau/ | laʻau /laʔau/ |
| Casa | ruma /ɾuma/ | ruma /ɾuma/ | vale /βale/ | ruma /ɾuma/ | fale /fale/ | jabu /dʒabu/ | fale /fale/ |
| Cane | sisia /sisia/ | sisia /sisia/ | koli /koli/ | suwan /suwan/ | kuli /kuli/ | biang /biaŋ/ | maile /maile/ |
| Gatto | pusi /pusi/ | gosi /ɡosi/ | pusi /pusi/ | kating /katiŋ/ | pusi /pusi/ | huting /hutiŋ/ | pusi /pusi/ |
| Mano | imana /imana/ | imana /imana/ | liga /liŋa/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | tangan /taŋan/ | lima /lima/ |
| Occhio | matana /matana/ | matana /matana/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ |
| Ciao | namona /namona/ | namo gida /namo ɡida/ | bula /mbula/ | marayas /maɾajas/ | malo ni /malo ni/ | horas /horas/ | talofa /talofa/ |
| Grazie | tanikiu /tanikiu/ | oi namo /oi namo/ | vinaka /βinaka/ | kasapakan /kasapakan/ | fakafetai /fakafetai/ | mauliate /mauliate/ | faʻafetai /faʔafetai/ |
| Uno | ta /ta/ | ta /ta/ | dua /ndua/ | sa /sa/ | tahi /tahi/ | sada /sada/ | tasi /tasi/ |
| Buono | namo /namo/ | namo /namo/ | vinaka /βinaka/ | mauruway /mauɾuwai/ | lelei /lelei/ | denggan /deŋɡan/ | lelei /lelei/ |
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