The 3MHz stations from Papua New Guinea are often audible in North America in quiet conditions. These stations broadcast in Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu and many languages spoken in the interior of the country, plus English.
Most of the interior languages are Indo-Pacific. This family consists of the 1000 languages, or one fifth of the world's total.
Tok Pisin is a combination of English and Melanesian. It is considered and English based creole because English the superstrate, or the language of the dominant group. Melanesian is Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian subgroup.
Hiri Motu is mostly spoken near Port Moresby. It is a Motu based creole. Motu is Austronesian/Malayo-Polynesian. It is a variation of Motu and is not understood by speakers of the latter. It has also been influenced by English.
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