Motuan

Motuan

The Motuans are native inhabitants of Papua New Guinea, living along the southern coastal area of the country. Their indigenous language is known as Motu, and they are believed to be the descendants of Polynesian immigrants who intermarried with the native Melanesians of the area. [cite book|title=The History of the Pacific Islands–Kingdoms of the Reefs|author=Deryck Scarr|url=http://www.amazon.com/History-Pacific-Islands-Kingdoms-Reefs/dp/0732902096|publisher=Macmillan Publishers|year=1990|pages=13–The Scientific Record of Early Human Beings|isbn=0 7329 0210 X] They are the original inhabitants and owners of the land on which Port Morseby - the national capital city of Papua New Guinea - stands.

References

ee also

*Motu (language)
*Hiri Motu
*Hiri trade cycle

External links

* [http://www.papuaweb.org/dlib/bk/wallace/race.html The Races of Man in the Malay Archipelago]
* [http://www.wku.edu/~smithch/wallace/S301.htm New Guinea and Its Inhabitants]


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