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 palavras essenciais em Motu
Água
ranu
/ɾanu/
Fogo
lahi
/lahi/
Sol
dina
/dina/
Lua
hua
/hua/
Mãe
sinana
/sinana/
Pai
tamana
/tamana/
Comer
aniani
/aniani/
Beber
inuinu
/inuinu/
Amor
lalokau
/lalokau/
Coração
kudouna
/kudouna/
Árvore
au
/au/
Casa
ruma
/ɾuma/
Cão
sisia
/sisia/
Gato
gosi
/ɡosi/
Mão
imana
/imana/
Olho
matana
/matana/
Olá
namo gida
/namo ɡida/
Obrigado
oi namo
/oi namo/
Um
ta
/ta/
Bom
namo
/namo/
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Palavras comparadas
Comparado com línguas Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western, Papuan Tip) relacionadas
| Significado | Motu | Hiri Motu | tétum | Fijiano | toquelauano | Atoni | Puyuma |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Água | ranu /ɾanu/ | ranu /ɾanu/ | bee /beː/ | wai /wai/ | vai /vai/ | oe /oe/ | enay /enai/ |
| Fogo | 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/ |
| Lua | hua /hua/ | hua /hua/ | fulan /fulan/ | vula /βula/ | malama /malama/ | fun /fun/ | kuwalan /kuwalan/ |
| Mãe | sinana /sinana/ | sina /sina/ | inan /inan/ | tina /tina/ | matua /matua/ | ainat /ainat/ | ina /ina/ |
| Pai | 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/ |
| Coração | kudouna /kudouna/ | kudouna /kudouna/ | fuan /fuan/ | uto /uto/ | fatu /fatu/ | nesa /nesa/ | kalumetan /kalumetan/ |
| Árvore | 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/ |
| Cão | 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/ |
| Mão | imana /imana/ | imana /imana/ | liman /liman/ | liga /liŋa/ | lima /lima/ | ʼniman /ʔniman/ | lima /lima/ |
| Olho | matana /matana/ | matana /matana/ | matan /matan/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | matan /matan/ | mata /mata/ |
| Olá | namo gida /namo ɡida/ | namona /namona/ | bondia /bondia/ | bula /mbula/ | malo ni /malo ni/ | neut /neut/ | marayas /maɾajas/ |
| Obrigado | oi namo /oi namo/ | tanikiu /tanikiu/ | obrigadu /obɾiɡadu/ | vinaka /βinaka/ | fakafetai /fakafetai/ | neno biluk /neno biluk/ | kasapakan /kasapakan/ |
| Um | ta /ta/ | ta /ta/ | ida /ida/ | dua /ndua/ | tahi /tahi/ | mese /mese/ | sa /sa/ |
| Bom | namo /namo/ | namo /namo/ | di'ak /diʔak/ | vinaka /βinaka/ | lelei /lelei/ | malaek /malaek/ | mauruway /mauɾuwai/ |
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