Hiri Motu

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Austronesian language language lingua franca official language

Hiri Motu is an Austronesian lingua franca and one of the official languages of Papua New Guinea, historically used for trade and communication among diverse ethnic groups.

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Austronesian language → language → lingua franca → official language →
alternativeName	Police Motu →
basisOf	Pidginized form of Motu →
country	Papua New Guinea →
derivedFrom	Motu language →
developedAs	trade language →
grammarType	SOV-dominant word order (with variation) →
hasGlottocode	hiri1238 →
hasISO639-1Code	ho →
hasISO639-2Code	hmo →
hasISO639-3Code	hmo →
hasLexicalInfluenceFrom	Motu language →
hasPhonologicalInfluenceFrom	Motu language →
hasSpeakerCommunity	Papuan and Austronesian ethnic groups in Papua New Guinea →
hasType	contact language →
historicalFunction	maritime trade along the Papuan coast →
historicallyUsedBy	diverse ethnic groups in Papua New Guinea →
isOneOf	official languages of Papua New Guinea →
languageFamily	Austronesian languages →
namedAfter	Hiri trade voyages →
officialStatusIn	Papua New Guinea →
region	Papua New Guinea →
relatedTo	Motu language → Tok Pisin →
spokenAround	Port Moresby →
spokenIn	southern Papua New Guinea →
status	declining use →
subfamily	Oceanic languages →
usedAs	lingua franca →
usedFor	interethnic communication → trade →
usedIn	Papua New Guinea →
usedInDomain	administration → government → policing →
writingSystem	Latin script →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Port Moresby →	commonlySpokenLanguage
Oceania →	hasOfficialLanguage
PNG →	languageOfCountry
National Parliament of Papua New Guinea →	languageUsed
Papua New Guinea →	nationalLanguage
Papua New Guinea →	officialLanguage