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Motu

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: meu

Population	39,000 (2008 A. Taylor).
Region	Central Province, Port Moresby area, coastal villages from Manumanu, Galley Reach, to GabaGaba (Kapakapa).
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 16, reference number 728
Alternate names	Pure Motu, True Motu
Dialects	Western Motu, Eastern Motu.
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Peripheral, Central Papuan, Sinagoro-Keapara
Language development	Dictionary. Bible: 1973.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Government schools in all villages.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. 2011. Motu Organised Phonology Data.  

BRETT, Richard; BROWN, Raymond; BROWN, Ruth; FOREMAN, Velma M., authors. 1962. A dictionary of Police Motu.

BRETT, Richard; BROWN, Raymond; BROWN, Ruth; FOREMAN, Velma M., authors. 1962. A survey of Motu and Police Motu.

PALMER, Bill, author. 2008. "Passive possession in Oceanic."