Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/bənua

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This Proto-Malayic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Austronesian *banua.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bənua/

Noun

*bənua

inhabited land (territory supporting the life of a community)

Descendants

Banjarese: banua
Brunei Malay: benua
Iban: menoa, menua
Malay: benua
- Baba Malay: benua
- Indonesian: benua
Minangkabau: benua, banua
Urak Lawoi': บือนูวา (benuwa)

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