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Motu

Motu

See also: motu

English

Proper noun

Motu

  1. an Oceanic language of Papua New Guinea.

Translations

See also

motu

motu

See also: Motu

Isubu

Noun

motu m ‎(plural batu)

  1. a man, an adult male

References

  • Joseph Merrick, Alfred Saker, A Grammar of the Isubu Tongue (1852)

Latin

Noun

mōtū

  1. ablative singular of mōtus

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *motu

Noun

motu

  1. island

Verb

motu

  1. To sever.

Niuean

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *motu

Noun

motu

  1. island

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *motu

Noun

motu

  1. island (usually a small islet)

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *motu

Noun

motu

  1. island

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *motu

Noun

motu

  1. island

Related terms

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.

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