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Mwotlap

Mwotlap proper noun: an Oceanic language spoken mainly on the island of Motalava in Vanuatu (Banks Islands).

Proper noun

Mwotlap

  1. An Oceanic language spoken mainly on the island of Motalava in Vanuatu (Banks Islands).
    Synonyms:
    Motlav

Synonyms of Mwotlap

Origin of Mwotlap

Borrowed from Mwotlap M̄otlap (“Motalava island”), from Proto-Torres-Banks *mʷotalaβa (“big Mota”). Cognate with Mota M̄ota Lava.

Questions about Mwotlap

What does Mwotlap mean?
Mwotlap means an Oceanic language spoken mainly on the island of Motalava in Vanuatu (Banks Islands).
What part of speech is Mwotlap?
Mwotlap is a proper noun.

Words near Mwotlap in the dictionary

  1. MWM
  2. MWO
  3. Mwoakilese
  4. Mwoakilloa
  5. Mwokilese
  6. Mwotlap
  7. MWP
  8. MWR
  9. MWS
  10. MWT
  11. MWTs

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