Mota

Scripture in Mota

A complete Bible is reported in Mota.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Mota is spoken

• 🇻🇺 Vanuatu

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About Mota

Language family

Austronesian

ISO 639-3 code

mtt

Glottocode

mota1237

Also known as

Mota: Maligo

Dialects and varieties 2

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Mota as a whole.

• MaligoNo known Scripture
• VeverauNo known Scripture

Other languages of Vanuatu

• Mele-FilaNew Testament
• MereiPortions of Scripture
• MerlavPortions of Scripture
• MorouasTranslation needed
• MotlavPortions of Scripture
• MpotovoroNo known Scripture
• NamakuraPortions of Scripture
• NarangoTranslation needed

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Sources

• DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
• GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
• Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
• Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.