early colonial lingua franca, derived from the motu language in English translates to police motu in Tokpisin

other english words that include "early" :	tokpisin :
early	bipotaim
evening (early	apinun

other english words that include "colonial" :	tokpisin :
white adult male (term originated in colonial times)	masta

other english words that include "from" :	tokpisin :
apart from	abrus long; longwe liklik long
change money (from notes to coins)	senisim
change money (from one currency to another)	tanim mani
decorated armlets made from cone shells used for trade in the Kula Ring islands	mwala
from	bilong
get someone up from bed	kirapim
leaf money from Milne Bay province	lip, lip bilong diwai
nomadic tribe from East New Britain province	Mokolkols
person from same village	wanples

other english words that include "the" :	tokpisin :
another one (different)	narakain
another one (more)	narapela
bathe	waswas
break the law	brukim lo
breathe	pulim win
brothel	haus pamuk
brother	brada
brother	brata
brothers and sisters	bratasusa
ceremony surrounding the giving away of goods to display one's wealth (Enga)	tee
ceremony surrounding the giving away of goods to display one's wealth (Highlands)	moga
change money (from one currency to another)	tanim mani
clear the table	klirim tebol
clothes	klos
courting ceremony involving rubbing faces together	turnim het
dead person, the dead	daiman
decorated armlets made from cone shells used for trade in the Kula Ring islands	mwala
disturb the peace	brukim sindaun
each other	wanpela narapela
either/or	ating
father	papa
feather	gras bilong pisin
feather draped ceremonial body mask	tumbuan
fold paper/clothes	brukim pepa/klos
heathen	hiden
in the middle of	namel long
indigenous people of the Port Moresby area; language spoken by these people; one of the three nation	motu
laundry (clothes)	klos was
leather shoes	su let
light the lamp	ston masis
Lutheran	luteran
mother	mama, mami
now and then	wanpela wanpela taim
other	narapela
other side, opposite side	arasait
over-there	hap, long hap
practice of making totemic figures (also called malangans) to honor the dead	malangan, malagan
press (clothes)	ainim
rather	liklik
red shell necklace used for trade in the kula ring islands	bagi
release the brake	legoim brek
ring the bell	paitim belo
set the table	stretim, lainim tebol
speak the truth	tok tru
the accused	man i gat kot
theatre	haus piksa
theft	stil
their	bilong ol
then (at that time)	dispela taim
there	long hap
there is	i gat
they	ol
together	wantaim
wash, bathe	waswas
weather (n)	taim

other english words that include "language" :	tokpisin :
indigenous people of the Port Moresby area; language spoken by these people; one of the three nation	motu
local language	tok ples
local language, first language	tok ples
Pidgin language	tok pisin
secret language, parable	tok bokis

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The English term "early colonial lingua franca, derived from the Motu language" matches the Tokpisin term "Police Motu"