Bahasa Hiri Motu: Perbezaan antara semakan

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'''Hiri Motu''', (juga dikenal sebagai '''Police Motu''' atau '''Pidgin Motu''') merupakan sebuah bahasa rasmi yang digunakan di [[Papua New Guinea]] selain [[bahasa Inggeris]] dan [[Bahasa 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 dapat memahami bahasa Motu, walaupun kedua-duanya sangat serupa.