Hiri Motu language
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Hiri Motu is an Austronesian-based lingua franca of Papua New Guinea, historically used for trade and administration around the Port Moresby region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Austronesian-speaking Motu | 1 |
| Hiri Motu language canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
creole or pidgin-related language ⓘ language ⓘ lingua franca ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hiri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pidgin Motu NERFINISHED ⓘ Police Motu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basisOf | simplified form of Motu ⓘ |
| competesWith |
English language in Papua New Guinea
ⓘ
Tok Pisin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Motu language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottocode | hiri1238 ⓘ |
| hasAncestor |
Proto-Central Papuan Tip language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Proto-Oceanic language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
limited inflection
ⓘ
reduced morphology compared to Motu ⓘ simplified phonology compared to Motu ⓘ use of particles for grammatical relations ⓘ |
| hasISO639-1Code | none ⓘ |
| hasISO639-2Code | hmo ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | hmo ⓘ |
| hasNativeName | Hiri Motu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedFor |
colonial administration in Papua New Guinea
ⓘ
trade around Port Moresby ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Motu language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papuan languages of the Port Moresby region ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Malayo-Polynesian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian
|
| languageGroup | Oceanic ⓘ |
| languageSubgroup | Central Papuan Tip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hiri trade voyages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Central Province, Papua New Guinea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papuan south coast ⓘ Port Moresby region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
declining use
ⓘ
recognized national language of Papua New Guinea ⓘ was one of the official languages of Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
Central Papuan Tip languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Oceanic languages ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPeakUse | 20th century ⓘ |
| typology | SVO word order ⓘ |
| usedAs |
administrative language
ⓘ
trade language ⓘ |
| usedBy |
administrative personnel in Papua New Guinea
ⓘ
police in colonial Papua New Guinea ⓘ traders along the Papuan coast ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Austronesian-speaking Motu