ISO 639-3 · hmohmo
Austronesian family
Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu is a language of the Western Oceanic branch (Austronesian), spoken in Papua New Guinea. Wikidata counts about 120,000 speakers (2000). Wikidata describes it as “Austronesian language of Papua New Guinea”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
hmo- ISO 639-1
ho- Glottocode
hiri1237- Family
- Austronesian
- Centre point
- -9.00, 147.00
- Wikipedia
- 70 language editions
—first-language speakers
180,000second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
7levels in the tree
3EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Hiri Motu |
|---|---|
| Also called | ho, Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, Hiri |
| L2 speakers | 180,000 (2000) |
| All speakers | 120,000 (1989) |
| Written in | Latin script |
| Official in | Papua New Guinea |
Vitality
EGIDS 3 Wider Communication3
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Hiri Motu
The branches above Hiri Motu, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Papua New Guinea
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationaltpiTok Pisinunclassified · 4.1 m1 · NationalenqEngaTrans–New Guinea · 230,0005 · DevelopingksdTolaiAustronesian · 81,0003 · Wider CommunicationazrAdzeraAustronesian · 30,0004 · EducationalsnpSianeunclassified · 29,0005 · DevelopingagdAgarabiunclassified · 27,0006a · VigorousgahAlekanoTrans–New Guinea · 25,0007 · ShiftingygrYagariaTrans–New Guinea · 21,0005 · DevelopingmekMekeoAustronesian · 19,0005 · Developing