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MOTU [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-01-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Practice and Procedural Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- raise the question ex proprio motu
1, record 1, English, raise%20the%20question%20ex%20proprio%20motu
correct, verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
I.e. on one's own. 2, record 1, English, - raise%20the%20question%20ex%20proprio%20motu
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit judiciaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- soulever la question ex proprio motu
1, record 1, French, soulever%20la%20question%20ex%20proprio%20motu
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
C'est-à dire de soi-même. 2, record 1, French, - soulever%20la%20question%20ex%20proprio%20motu
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-06-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Hiri Motu
1, record 2, English, Hiri%20Motu
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Police Motu 2, record 2, English, Police%20Motu
correct
- Trade Motu 3, record 2, English, Trade%20Motu
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Police Motu, a simplified form of Motu, is used as a lingua franca throughout Papua. 4, record 2, English, - Hiri%20Motu
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- hiri-motu
1, record 2, French, hiri%2Dmotu
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- police-motu 1, record 2, French, police%2Dmotu
correct, masculine noun
- trade-motu 1, record 2, French, trade%2Dmotu
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Langue utilisée en Papua-Nouvelle Guinée comme lingua franca, mais qui compte également un nombre important de personnes qui le parlent comme langue maternelle. 2, record 2, French, - hiri%2Dmotu
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1995-02-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Motu
1, record 3, English, Motu
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The language used in trade and spoken by the Motu, a Melanesian people living on the southeast coast of Papua New Guinea. 1, record 3, English, - Motu
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- motou
1, record 3, French, motou
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue mélanésienne parlée par environ 10 000 locuteurs (les Motous) et servant de langue de relation dans la région de Papua New Guinea. 1, record 3, French, - motou
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1987-05-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Courts
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- suo motu
1, record 4, English, suo%20motu
correct, Latin
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Tribunaux
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- suo motu
1, record 4, French, suo%20motu
Latin
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1986-06-13
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Practice and Procedural Law
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- ex proprio motu
1, record 5, English, ex%20proprio%20motu
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Droit judiciaire
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- de son propre chef
1, record 5, French, de%20son%20propre%20chef
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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