Mota language
| Mota | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Vanuatu |
| Region | Mota island |
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Native speakers
|
750 (2012)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mtt |
| Glottolog | mota1237[2] |
Mota is an Oceanic language spoken by about 750 people on Mota island, in the Banks Islands of Vanuatu.[3]
History
During the period 1840-1940, Mota was used as a missionary lingua franca throughout areas of Oceania included in the Melanesian Mission, an Anglican missionary agency.[4] Mota was used on Norfolk Island, in religious education; on other islands with different vernacular languages, it served as the language of liturgical prayers, hymns, and some other religious purposes. Elizabeth Fairburn Colenso translated religious material into the language.[4]
Robert Henry Codrington compiled the first dictionary of Mota (1896), and worked with George Sarawia and others to produce a large number of early publications in this language.
Phonology
Mota has 5 phonemic vowels, /i e a o u/.[5]
Notes
- ↑ François (2012): 88).
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- ↑ Linguistic map of north Vanuatu, showing range of Mota.
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- ↑ François (2005:445, 460).
References
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