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Motu (sometimes called Pure Motu or True Motu to distinguish it from Hiri Motu) is one of many Central Papuan Tip languages and is spoken by the Motuans native inhabitants of Papua New Guinea. It is commonly used today in the region particularly around the capital Port Moresby.A simplified form of Motu developed as a trade language in the Papuan region in the southeast of the main island of New Guinea originally known as Police Motu and today known as Hiri Motu.

ISO 639-3 code
meu
family
Malayo-Polynesian languages, Papuan Tip languages, Oceanic languages, Western Oceanic languages
spoken in
Papua New Guinea, Central Province (Papua New Guinea)

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