单词	Motu
释义	Motu /ˈməʊtuː / noun (plural same) 1A member of a Melanesian people of Papua New Guinea inhabiting the area around Port Moresby.Maintaining the distinctiveness of their culture in the face of urbanization and modernization is a challenge for the present-day Motu.... The battle was to avenge the death of Kevau Dagora's father, who died in a massacre by the Lakwaharn at Taurama, the ancestral village of the Western Motu. The Motu inhabit a region which now includes the capital city, Port Moresby, and the Hula live about 110 kilometres to the east. 2 [mass noun] The language of the Motu, the base of a pidgin known as Hiri Motu or (formerly) Police Motu, widely used as a lingua franca for administrative purposes. adjective Relating to the Motu or their language.The choice of language for Motu greetings is the most important aspect of an interaction.... The Christian Gospels were translated into the Motu language by 1885. For example, adult Pari villagers politicise language, like most other Motu villages. Origin The name in Melanesian.
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