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Port Moresby (/ ˈ m ɔːr z b i /; Tok Pisin: Pot Mosbi), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New Zealand.
Papua New Guinean Sign Language became the fourth officially recognised language in May 2015, and is used by the deaf population throughout the country.
Motu is a member of the Western Oceanic branch of the Malayo-Polynesian language family. It is spoken in Central Province of Papua New Guinea, particularly around Port Moresby, the capital. In 2008 there were about 39,000 speakers of Motu, which is also known as True Motu or Pure Motu.
Motu (sometimes called Pure Motu or True Motu to distinguish it from Hiri Motu) is a Central Papuan Tip language that is spoken by the Motuans, an indigenous ethnic group of Papua New Guinea. It is commonly used today in the region, particularly around the capital, Port Moresby.
Hiri Motu, pidgin variety of vernacular Motu, an Austronesian language originally spoken in the area surrounding Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea. The name Hiri Motu may have been adopted because of a now-disputed association with hiris, precolonial trade voyages on the Gulf of Papua
Today it is a first language for some, though many people still speak their local tok ples. Papua New Guinea Pidgin belongs to the same Melanesian language family as Solomon Islands Pidgin and Vanuatu Bislama. Hiri Motu (a tok ples of people residing around the capital city, Port Moresby) and Tok Inglis (English) are also official
In 1992 there were about 120,000 speakers of Hiri Motu, mainly in the Central and Gulf provinces, especially around Port Moresby, and also in Milne Bay and Western provinces. Most are elderly and speak it as a second language.
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Tok Pisin, literally ‘pidgin language’, is one of three official languages of Papua New Guinea, and in a country where more than 800 languages are spoken has become the most widely spoken language in the country. It is spoken and understood by an estimated three quarters of the country.
Hiri Motu is a simplified trading language originally used by the people who lived around what is now Port Moresby when it came under that name in 1884.