Etymology

Mwotlap

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Today it means: An Oceanic language spoken mainly on the island of Motalava in Vanuatu (Banks Islands). Full definition →

mlv M̄otlap
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The story

  1. mlv · borrowed fromM̄otlap“Motalava island”
  2. English todayMwotlap

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

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