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The '''Motuans''' are native inhabitants of [[Papua New Guinea]], living along the southern coastal area of the country. Their indigenious language is known as [[Motu language|Motu]], and are believed to be the descendants of |
The '''Motuans''' are native inhabitants of [[Papua New Guinea]], living along the southern coastal area of the country. Their indigenious language is known as [[Motu language|Motu]], and are believed to be the descendants of immigrants who intermarried with the native of the area.<ref>{{cite book|title=The History of the Pacific Islands–Kingdoms of the Reefs|author=Deryck Scarr|url=http://www.amazon.com/History-Pacific-Islands-Kingdoms-Reefs/dp/0732902096|publisher=[[Macmillan Publishers]]|year=1990|pages=13–The Scientific Record of Early Human Beings|isbn=0 7329 0210 X}}</ref> |
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The Motuans are native inhabitants of Papua New Guinea, living along the southern coastal area of the country. Their indigenious language is known as Motu, and are believed to be the descendants of Polynesian immigrants who intermarried with the native Melanesians of the area.[1]
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- ^ Deryck Scarr (1990). The History of the Pacific Islands–Kingdoms of the Reefs. Macmillan Publishers. pp. 13–The Scientific Record of Early Human Beings. ISBN 0 7329 0210 X.