Scripture in Motu
A complete Bible is reported in Motu.
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 Motu is spoken
- Papua New Guinea
About Motu
- Language family
- Austronesian
- ISO 639-3 code
- meu
- Glottocode
- motu1246
- Also known as
- Motu: Western
Dialects and varieties 2
Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Motu as a whole.
- EasternNo known Scripture
- WesternNo known Scripture
Other languages of Papua New Guinea
- MorawaTranslation started
- MoresadaTranslation started
- MorigiTranslation started
- MosimoTranslation started
- Mouk-AriaNew Testament
- Mount Avejaha Sign LanguageNo known Scripture
- Mountain KoialiNew Testament
- MouwasePortions of Scripture
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.