motun.¹

Brit.

/ˈməʊtuː/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊdu/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, motus.

Forms: 1700s motoo, 1900s– motu.

Origin: A borrowing from a Polynesian language. Etymon: Tahitian motu.

Etymology: < Tahitian motu small coral island, or a similar form in another Polynesian language: compare Samoan, Tongan, and Marquesan motu, all in sense ‘small island’.

In Polynesia: a small island, an islet.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > land mass > island > [noun] > small

aiteOE

islec1290

inchc1425

isleta1552

isolet1613

insulet1622

motu1770

sand key1775

islot1790

oe1810

illaun1882

sand cay1934

1770 S. Parkinson Jrnl. Voy. South Seas (1773) 48 The two low islands, called by them [sc. the Tahitians] Motoos: these are many of them uninhabited, and are resorted to for the sake of the cocoa-nuts.

1829 W. Ellis Missionary Tour Hawaii i. 5 Multitudes flocked..to see the return of Orono., or the motus (islands), as they called their ships.]

1905 Science 21 691/2 Au Kena is also fringed by an extensive reef which runs out in a spit of more than half a mile in a northeasterly direction almost to the outer line of motus, which are nearly united with it by these irregular patches.

1951 O. W. Freeman Geogr. Pacific i. 27 Many motus (islets) connected by reefs.

1991 A. Campbell Sidewinder i. 6 Wading across the narrow blue-green channels separating the small motu.

2000 You & your Wedding Mar. (Honeymoon Destinations Suppl.) 259/2 Situated on its own tiny, palm-clad islet (or ‘motu’) in the turquoise seas surrounding Bora Bora in French Polynesia, Sofitel Coralia Motu is a new resort.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

Motun.²adj.

Brit.

/ˈməʊtuː/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊdu/

Inflections: Plural unchanged.

Origin: A borrowing from Motu. Etymon: Motu Motu.

Etymology: < Motu Motu, self-designation. Compare motu n.¹

A. n.²

a. The Austronesian language of a Melanesian people of Papua New Guinea inhabiting the area of Port Moresby.

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the mind > language > languages of the world > Austric > [noun] > Austronesian > Motu or Massim

Motu1878

Massim1894

Motuan1967

1878 V. Lush Jrnl. 18 Mar. (1975) 194 Their little son, Charlie, 5 years old, is a dear little fellow, talking English with difficulty but Motu fluently.

1912 Dict. National Biogr. 1901–11 I. 344/1 He translated the synoptic gospels into Motu, a language spoken east and west of Port Moresby.

1971 Guardian 4 Aug. 5/4 Motu, the language of the Port Moresby district.

1994 S. Romaine Lang. in Society vi. 185 There is also another pidgin language, Hiri Motu (‘trade Motu’), based on the indigenous language, Motu, which shares the same de facto official status as Tok Pisin.

b. A member of this people.

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the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Papua and New Guinea > [noun]

Massim1894

Motu1894

Papuo-Melanesian1909

Iatmul1932

Tchambuli1935

Tolai1963

1894 A. C. Haddon Decorative Art Brit. New Guinea 236 The Motu make great trading voyages to the Gulf of Papua.

1910 C. G. Seligmann Melanesians Brit. New Guinea 16 The Koita..have for generations intermarried with the Motu.

1954 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 84 76 Poreporena is inhabited by the Motu, a people of common language and culture who occupy seaside villages both east and west of Port Moresby.

B. adj.

Of or relating to the Motu or their language.

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the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Papua and New Guinea > [adjective]

Motu1878

Massim1896

Tchambuli1935

Tolai1963

1878 Nature 28 Nov. 91/2 Distinctive forms tattooed on a Motu girl.

1885 W. B. Lawes Motu Gram. & Vocab. p. v In the grammar of the Motu dialect of New Guinea one peculiarity is in the use of letters so much alike as to be scarcely distinguishable..b and p,..d and t [etc.].

1894 A. C. Haddon Decorative Art Brit. New Guinea 236 Port Moresby..is the centre of the Motu tribe.

1912 Dict. National Biogr. 1901–11 II. 425/2 He reduced the Motu language to writing... He..saw through the press..a Motu grammar and dictionary.

1950 Taravatu Gunana 2 Selected Passages from the Old Testament in the Motu Language of Papua.

1998 A. Dalby Dict. Langs. 251/2 The new official name, Hiri Motu, comes from the probably mistaken belief that Motu speakers once used this language on their long distance trading voyages, hiri.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	motu
释义	motun.¹ Brit. /ˈməʊtuː/, U.S. /ˈmoʊdu/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, motus. Forms: 1700s motoo, 1900s– motu. Origin: A borrowing from a Polynesian language. Etymon: Tahitian motu. Etymology: < Tahitian motu small coral island, or a similar form in another Polynesian language: compare Samoan, Tongan, and Marquesan motu, all in sense ‘small island’. In Polynesia: a small island, an islet. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > island > [noun] > small aiteOE islec1290 inchc1425 isleta1552 isolet1613 insulet1622 motu1770 sand key1775 islot1790 oe1810 illaun1882 sand cay1934 1770 S. Parkinson Jrnl. Voy. South Seas (1773) 48 The two low islands, called by them [sc. the Tahitians] Motoos: these are many of them uninhabited, and are resorted to for the sake of the cocoa-nuts. 1829 W. Ellis Missionary Tour Hawaii i. 5 Multitudes flocked..to see the return of Orono., or the motus (islands), as they called their ships.] 1905 Science 21 691/2 Au Kena is also fringed by an extensive reef which runs out in a spit of more than half a mile in a northeasterly direction almost to the outer line of motus, which are nearly united with it by these irregular patches. 1951 O. W. Freeman Geogr. Pacific i. 27 Many motus (islets) connected by reefs. 1991 A. Campbell Sidewinder i. 6 Wading across the narrow blue-green channels separating the small motu. 2000 You & your Wedding Mar. (Honeymoon Destinations Suppl.) 259/2 Situated on its own tiny, palm-clad islet (or ‘motu’) in the turquoise seas surrounding Bora Bora in French Polynesia, Sofitel Coralia Motu is a new resort. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Motun.²adj. Brit. /ˈməʊtuː/, U.S. /ˈmoʊdu/ Inflections: Plural unchanged. Origin: A borrowing from Motu. Etymon: Motu Motu. Etymology: < Motu Motu, self-designation. Compare motu n.¹ A. n.² a. The Austronesian language of a Melanesian people of Papua New Guinea inhabiting the area of Port Moresby. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Austric > [noun] > Austronesian > Motu or Massim Motu1878 Massim1894 Motuan1967 1878 V. Lush Jrnl. 18 Mar. (1975) 194 Their little son, Charlie, 5 years old, is a dear little fellow, talking English with difficulty but Motu fluently. 1912 Dict. National Biogr. 1901–11 I. 344/1 He translated the synoptic gospels into Motu, a language spoken east and west of Port Moresby. 1971 Guardian 4 Aug. 5/4 Motu, the language of the Port Moresby district. 1994 S. Romaine Lang. in Society vi. 185 There is also another pidgin language, Hiri Motu (‘trade Motu’), based on the indigenous language, Motu, which shares the same de facto official status as Tok Pisin. b. A member of this people. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Papua and New Guinea > [noun] Massim1894 Motu1894 Papuo-Melanesian1909 Iatmul1932 Tchambuli1935 Tolai1963 1894 A. C. Haddon Decorative Art Brit. New Guinea 236 The Motu make great trading voyages to the Gulf of Papua. 1910 C. G. Seligmann Melanesians Brit. New Guinea 16 The Koita..have for generations intermarried with the Motu. 1954 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 84 76 Poreporena is inhabited by the Motu, a people of common language and culture who occupy seaside villages both east and west of Port Moresby. B. adj. Of or relating to the Motu or their language. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Papua and New Guinea > [adjective] Motu1878 Massim1896 Tchambuli1935 Tolai1963 1878 Nature 28 Nov. 91/2 Distinctive forms tattooed on a Motu girl. 1885 W. B. Lawes Motu Gram. & Vocab. p. v In the grammar of the Motu dialect of New Guinea one peculiarity is in the use of letters so much alike as to be scarcely distinguishable..b and p,..d and t [etc.]. 1894 A. C. Haddon Decorative Art Brit. New Guinea 236 Port Moresby..is the centre of the Motu tribe. 1912 Dict. National Biogr. 1901–11 II. 425/2 He reduced the Motu language to writing... He..saw through the press..a Motu grammar and dictionary. 1950 Taravatu Gunana 2 Selected Passages from the Old Testament in the Motu Language of Papua. 1998 A. Dalby Dict. Langs. 251/2 The new official name, Hiri Motu, comes from the probably mistaken belief that Motu speakers once used this language on their long distance trading voyages, hiri. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1770n.²adj.1878
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