indigenous people of the port moresby area; language spoken by these people; one of the three nation in English translates to motu in Tokpisin

other english words that include "indigenous" :	tokpisin :
indigenous person	kanaka

other english words that include "people" :	tokpisin :
people	manmeri, pipel

other english words that include "of" :	tokpisin :
agricultural officer	didiman
all sorts of	kainkain
because of	long
Bird of Paradise	kumul
bite off	brukim/katim lo
branch of tree	han bilong diwai
bunch of tanket leaves stuck into a belt to cover a man's backside	arse tanket
bunch of tanket leaves stuck into a belt to cover a man's backside (Highlands)	arse gras
calf of leg	baksait bilong lek
captain (of a ship)	kapten
careful of, be	lukaut long
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
coffee	kopi
comb of chicken/rooster	plaua bilong kakaruk
control, be in charge of	bosim
cover, lid of something	tuptup
covet, be jealous of	mangalim
crew of plane/ship	boskru bilong balus/sip
crown of tree	het bilong diwai
cup of tea	kapti
day off	de bilong malolo
dead of night	biknait
denigrate, make fun of	rabisim
fin of fish	pul bilong pis
flat (of battery)	kol pinis
foreleg (of pig))	han (bilong pik)
front of, in	ai bilong
fur (of dog)	gras bilong dok
get rid of, throw away	rausim, autim
ghost (of dead person)	dewel bilong man i dai
government officer	kiap
heal (of sore)	drai
hind leg (of Pig)	lek (bilong pik)
House of Parliament	Haus Palamen
in the middle of	namel long
inside of	insait long
instead of	long halivim
loaf of bread	bret
longest of all	longpela long olgeta
nape of neck	baksait bilong nek
nut (of bolt)	nat
offer	mekim ofa
office	opis, ofis
officer	ofisa
on top of	antap long
out of breath	sotwin
palm of hand	insait long han
pay out, get rid of	tromoim
persistent offender	man i go i kam long kot
person of same (age, social) group	wanlain
person of same religion	wanlotu
piece of bread	hap bret
piece of scone	hap skon
post office	pos opis, posopis, haus pos
practice of making totemic figures (also called malangans) to honor the dead	malangan, malagan
ring of trading islands in Milne Bay province	Kula Ring
rolls of shell money strung on lengths of cane	loloi
seat of government	asples bilong gavman
sharp (of time), exactly	stret
soft	malmalum
softdrink	loliwara
sole of foot	ananit bilong lek
take off (plane)	kirap
ticket-office	tiket ofis
tradition of ancestors	tok bilong ol tumbuna
various kinds of	kainkain
wrong, offend	rongim
year (of age)	krismas

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
early colonial lingua franca, derived from the Motu language	Police Motu
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
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 "port" :	tokpisin :
airport	ples balus, epot
change (transport)	senisim
important	i bikpela samting
important man; leader	bigman
passport	paspot
porter	kagoboi
portion out	dilim
public transport	PMV
report	givim stori, ripotim
sport	pilai
support	sapotim
supporter	sapota

other english words that include "area" :	tokpisin :
area, place	Hap

other english words that include "language" :	tokpisin :
early colonial lingua franca, derived from the Motu language	Police Motu
local language	tok ples
local language, first language	tok ples
Pidgin language	tok pisin
secret language, parable	tok bokis

other english words that include "by" :	tokpisin :
baby	pikinini
baby not yet weaned	pikinini i dring susu yet
see you (bye)	lukim yu
near, nearby	klosap, klostu, klostu long
stubby	stabi
wallaby	sikau
goodbye, bye, see you later	lukim yu behain

other english words that include "one" :	tokpisin :
accuse (someone)	sutim long tok
air conditioner	win masin
alone	wanpela tasol
another one (different)	narakain
another one (more)	narapela
backbone	bekbun
behave oneself	stap isi , stap gut
blind in one eye	matakiau
bone	bun
call (something or someone)	singautim
call (telephone)	ring long telipon
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 (small money)	senis
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
enemy, opponent	birua
exert oneself	taitim bun
fracture, broken bone	bun i bruk
get someone up from bed	kirapim
honest	stret, stretpela
honey	hani
I alone	mi wanpela
kina (monetary unit 100 toea)	kina
know (someone/something)	save long
leaf money from Milne Bay province	lip, lip bilong diwai
money	mani
narrative carving done on a wooden board	story board
one	wan, wanpela
one shoe	wanpela sait long su, wanpela su
one way	wanwe
piece of scone	hap skon
prisoner	kalabusman
raise money	kamapim mani
rolls of shell money strung on lengths of cane	loloi
scone(s)	skon
stone	ston
telephone	telepon, telipon
toea (monetary unit 1/100 Kina)	toea

other english words that include "three" :	tokpisin :
those (three)	emtripela
three	tri, tripela
we (three excl)	mitripela
we (three incl)	yumitripela
you (three)	yumitupela

other english words that include "nation" :	tokpisin :
country (nation)	kantri

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The English term "indigenous people of the Port Moresby area; language spoken by these people; one of the three nation" matches the Tokpisin term "motu"