M̄otlap

Mwotlap

Etymology

From Proto-Torres-Banks *Mʷotalaβa (“big Mota”). Cognate with Mota M̄ota Lava.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ŋ͡mʷɔtˈlap]

Proper noun

M̄otlap

  1. the island of Motalava in Vanuatu, home of the Mwotlap language.

References

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