Bahasa Hiri Motu

Hiri Motu, (juga dikenal sebagai Police Motu atau Pidgin Motu) ialah sebuah bahasa rasmi di Papua New Guinea selain bahasa Inggeris dan Bahasa 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. Perbezaan fonologi dan tatabahasa membuat penutur bahasa Hiri Motu tidak dapat memahami bahasa Motu, walaupun kedua-duanya sangat serupa.

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