Mota
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An island in northern Vanuatu and the language its people speak
- proper noun
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Mota
- The Mota language is spoken by a small community in northern Vanuatu.
Examples
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Researchers traveled to Mota to document its unique traditions and dialect.
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The Mota language is spoken by a small community in northern Vanuatu.
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They visited Mota and learned about the island's culture and local language.
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I visited Mota last summer.
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Have you ever heard of Mota island?
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They visited Mota and learned about the island's culture and local language.
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Researchers traveled to Mota to document its unique traditions and dialect.
Surface Forms
Mota main
Etymology
Mota is the name the island people used for their home, and the same name became the language they speak. So Mota now means both the island and the local language of its people.
