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.
Dove si parla
20 parole essenziali in Motu
Acqua
ranu
/ɾanu/
Fuoco
lahi
/lahi/
Sole
dina
/dina/
Luna
hua
/hua/
Madre
sinana
/sinana/
Padre
tamana
/tamana/
Mangiare
aniani
/aniani/
Bere
inuinu
/inuinu/
Amore
lalokau
/lalokau/
Cuore
kudouna
/kudouna/
Albero
au
/au/
Casa
ruma
/ɾuma/
Cane
sisia
/sisia/
Gatto
gosi
/ɡosi/
Mano
imana
/imana/
Occhio
matana
/matana/
Ciao
namo gida
/namo ɡida/
Grazie
oi namo
/oi namo/
Uno
ta
/ta/
Buono
namo
/namo/
Fonti
Parole a confronto
Confrontato con le lingue Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western, Papuan Tip) correlate
| Significato | Motu | Hiri Motu | tetum | Figiano | tokelauano | Atoni | Puyuma |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acqua | ranu /ɾanu/ | ranu /ɾanu/ | bee /beː/ | wai /wai/ | vai /vai/ | oe /oe/ | enay /enai/ |
| Fuoco | lahi /lahi/ | lahi /lahi/ | ahi /ahi/ | buka /mbuka/ | afi /afi/ | ai /ai/ | apuy /apui/ |
| Sole | 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/ |
| Mangiare | aniani /aniani/ | ania /ania/ | han /han/ | kana /kana/ | kai /kai/ | ah /ah/ | kuman /kuman/ |
| Bere | inuinu /inuinu/ | inua /inua/ | hemu /hemu/ | gunu /ŋunu/ | inu /inu/ | ninu /ninu/ | enpa /enpa/ |
| Amore | lalokau /lalokau/ | lalokau /lalokau/ | domin /domin/ | loloma /loloma/ | alofa /alofa/ | nekat /nekat/ | ulaw /ulaw/ |
| Cuore | kudouna /kudouna/ | kudouna /kudouna/ | fuan /fuan/ | uto /uto/ | fatu /fatu/ | nesa /nesa/ | kalumetan /kalumetan/ |
| Albero | 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/ |
| Cane | sisia /sisia/ | sisia /sisia/ | asu /asu/ | koli /koli/ | kuli /kuli/ | asu /asu/ | suwan /suwan/ |
| Gatto | 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/ |
| Occhio | matana /matana/ | matana /matana/ | matan /matan/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | matan /matan/ | mata /mata/ |
| Ciao | namo gida /namo ɡida/ | namona /namona/ | bondia /bondia/ | bula /mbula/ | malo ni /malo ni/ | neut /neut/ | marayas /maɾajas/ |
| Grazie | 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/ |
| Buono | namo /namo/ | namo /namo/ | di'ak /diʔak/ | vinaka /βinaka/ | lelei /lelei/ | malaek /malaek/ | mauruway /mauɾuwai/ |
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