Mota language
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Mota language is an Oceanic language of Vanuatu historically notable as an early Christian mission lingua franca in the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mota language canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
Oceanic language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| associatedWithDenomination | Anglican Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Vurës language
ⓘ
other Banks Islands languages ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraOfMajorUseAsLinguaFranca |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Mota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vurës-Mota (in some classifications) ⓘ |
| hasEthnologueEntry | yes ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | mota1237 ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | mtt ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTypology | SVO basic word order ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | moderately agglutinative ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSpeakers | small population on Mota Island (low thousands or fewer) ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | typical Oceanic consonant and vowel inventory ⓘ |
| hasRegionCode | Pacific ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
Christian mission lingua franca
ⓘ
regional church language in northern Vanuatu ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Central-Eastern Oceanic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Banks Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Torres and Banks Islands region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfLanguageFamily |
Austronesian languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ Oceanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfLanguageSubgroup |
Northern Vanuatu languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Oceanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | northern Vanuatu ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenOn | Mota Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
local vernacular on Mota Island
ⓘ
minority language ⓘ |
| usedAs |
language of religious instruction
ⓘ
liturgical language ⓘ |
| usedAsLinguaFranca |
Melanesian Mission area (historically)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Vanuatu (historically) ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Christian missionaries in Melanesia
ⓘ
Melanesian Mission of the Anglican Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
hymns and liturgy
ⓘ
religious literature ⓘ |
| usedInBibleTranslation | yes ⓘ |
| usedInEducation | mission schools (historically) ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.