Bahasa Hiri Motu: Perbedaan antara revisi

'''Hiri Motu''', (juga dikenal sebagai '''Police Motu'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.forumbiodiversity.com/showthread.php/30490-Motuans-of-Papua-New-Guinea |title=Forum Biodiversity |access-date=2014-04-22 |archive-date=2014-09-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910042502/http://www.forumbiodiversity.com/showthread.php/30490-Motuans-of-Papua-New-Guinea |dead-url=yes }}</ref> atau '''Pidgin Motu''') adalah bahasa resmi di [[Papua Nugini]] selain [[bahasa Inggris]] dan [[Tok Pisin]].<ref>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)</ref> 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.