Bahasa Hiri Motu

Hiri Motu, (juga dikenal sebagai Police Motu atau Pidgin Motu) adalah bahasa resmi di Papua Nugini selain bahasa Inggris dan Tok Pisin.In fact specific legislation proclaiming official languages in Papua New Guinea seems not to exist - but see Constitution of Papua New Guinea: Preamble – Section 2/11 (literacy) – where Hiri Motu is mentioned (with Tok Pisin and English) as languages in which universal literacy is sought - and also section 67 2(c) (and 68 2(h), where conversational ability in Hiri Motu is mentioned (with Tok Pisin or “a vernacular of the country”) as a requirement for citizenship by nationalisation (one of these languages required) Hiri Motu merupakan versi sederhana dari bahasa Motu. Perbedaan fonologi dan tata bahasa membuat penutur bahasa Hiri Motu tidak bisa mengerti bahasa Motu, meskipun keduanya sangat mirip.

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