Hiri

Hiri

The word Hiri has several meanings:

*Mount Hiri is a volcanic island north of Ternate in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia.
*Hiri Motu is an official language of Papua New Guinea .
*The Hiri trade cycle was a traditional trade route in South East coastal New Guinea, before European contact.


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  • Hiri trade cycle — Hiri is the name for the traditional trade voyages that formed an important part of the culture of the Motu people of Papua New Guinea.OriginsThe Motu live in a comparative rain shadow – the dry season is unusually harsh, and there are not enough …   Wikipedia

  • Hiri Motu — Gesprochen in Papua Neuguinea Sprecher 120.000 Zweitsprachler Linguistische Klassifikation …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Hiri motu — Hablado en  Papúa Nueva Guinea Hablantes 120.000 Familia Pidgin del Motu …   Wikipedia Español

  • Hiri Motu — Parlée en Papouasie Nouvelle Guinée Nombre de locuteurs 120 000 (seconde langue uniquement) Classification par famille pidgin et créoles pidgin hiri motou (Dérivée de la classification SIL) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hiri motou — Hiri motu Hiri motu Parlée en Papouasie Nouvelle Guinée Nombre de locuteurs 120 000 (seconde langue uniquement) Classification par famille pidgin et créoles pidgin hiri motou (Dérivée de la classification SIL) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hiri motu — Parlée en Papouasie Nouvelle Guinée Nombre de locuteurs 120 000 (seconde langue uniquement) Classification par famille   pidgins et créoles …   Wikipédia en Français

  • hiri motu — hȉri mȍtu m <indekl.> DEFINICIJA lingv. kreolski jezik nastao na temelju austronezijskoga jezika motu; jedan od službenih jezika Papue Nove Gvineje …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Hiri Motu — /hēˈri mōˈtoo/ noun A pidgin form of the Motu language, spoken in Papua New Guinea …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hiri Motu language — Infobox Language name=Hiri Motu region=Papua New Guinea speakers=120,000 (use declining since 1965) family=Pidginization of True Motu. iso1=ho iso2=hmo iso3=hmo familycolor=Creole nation=Papua New GuineaHiri Motu, Police Motu or Pidgin Motu is an …   Wikipedia

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