vanua

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Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *vanua, from Proto-Oceanic *panua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Austronesian *banua.

Pronunciation

Noun

vanua

  1. land

Finnish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *vanudak, possibly from Proto-Uralic *wańɜ-.

Pronunciation

Verb

vanua

  1. (intransitive) to felt, mat
Conjugation
Inflection of vanua (Kotus type 52/sanoa, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. vanun en vanu 1st sing. olen vanunut en ole vanunut
2nd sing. vanut et vanu 2nd sing. olet vanunut et ole vanunut
3rd sing. vanuu ei vanu 3rd sing. on vanunut ei ole vanunut
1st plur. vanumme emme vanu 1st plur. olemme vanuneet emme ole vanuneet
2nd plur. vanutte ette vanu 2nd plur. olette vanuneet ette ole vanuneet
3rd plur. vanuvat eivät vanu 3rd plur. ovat vanuneet eivät ole vanuneet
passive vanutaan ei vanuta passive on vanuttu ei ole vanuttu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. vanuin en vanunut 1st sing. olin vanunut en ollut vanunut
2nd sing. vanuit et vanunut 2nd sing. olit vanunut et ollut vanunut
3rd sing. vanui ei vanunut 3rd sing. oli vanunut ei ollut vanunut
1st plur. vanuimme emme vanuneet 1st plur. olimme vanuneet emme olleet vanuneet
2nd plur. vanuitte ette vanuneet 2nd plur. olitte vanuneet ette olleet vanuneet
3rd plur. vanuivat eivät vanuneet 3rd plur. olivat vanuneet eivät olleet vanuneet
passive vanuttiin ei vanuttu passive oli vanuttu ei ollut vanuttu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. vanuisin en vanuisi 1st sing. olisin vanunut en olisi vanunut
2nd sing. vanuisit et vanuisi 2nd sing. olisit vanunut et olisi vanunut
3rd sing. vanuisi ei vanuisi 3rd sing. olisi vanunut ei olisi vanunut
1st plur. vanuisimme emme vanuisi 1st plur. olisimme vanuneet emme olisi vanuneet
2nd plur. vanuisitte ette vanuisi 2nd plur. olisitte vanuneet ette olisi vanuneet
3rd plur. vanuisivat eivät vanuisi 3rd plur. olisivat vanuneet eivät olisi vanuneet
passive vanuttaisiin ei vanuttaisi passive olisi vanuttu ei olisi vanuttu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. — — 1st sing. — —
2nd sing. vanu älä vanu 2nd sing. — —
3rd sing. vanukoon älköön vanuko 3rd sing. olkoon vanunut älköön olko vanunut
1st plur. vanukaamme älkäämme vanuko 1st plur. — —
2nd plur. vanukaa älkää vanuko 2nd plur. — —
3rd plur. vanukoot älkööt vanuko 3rd plur. olkoot vanuneet älkööt olko vanuneet
passive vanuttakoon älköön vanuttako passive olkoon vanuttu älköön olko vanuttu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. vanunen en vanune 1st sing. lienen vanunut en liene vanunut
2nd sing. vanunet et vanune 2nd sing. lienet vanunut et liene vanunut
3rd sing. vanunee ei vanune 3rd sing. lienee vanunut ei liene vanunut
1st plur. vanunemme emme vanune 1st plur. lienemme vanuneet emme liene vanuneet
2nd plur. vanunette ette vanune 2nd plur. lienette vanuneet ette liene vanuneet
3rd plur. vanunevat eivät vanune 3rd plur. lienevät vanuneet eivät liene vanuneet
passive vanuttaneen ei vanuttane passive lienee vanuttu ei liene vanuttu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st vanua present vanuva vanuttava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st vanuakseni vanuaksemme
2nd vanuaksesi vanuaksenne
3rd vanuakseen
vanuaksensa
past vanunut vanuttu
2nd inessive2 vanuessa vanuttaessa agent4 vanuma
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st vanuessani vanuessamme
2nd vanuessasi vanuessanne
3rd vanuessaan
vanuessansa
negative vanumaton
instructive vanuen —
1) Used only with a possessive suffix.

2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only).
3) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details).

4) Usually with a possessive suffix. May not be used with all verbs, especially intransitive ones (more details). Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.
3rd inessive vanumassa —
elative vanumasta —
illative vanumaan —
adessive vanumalla —
abessive vanumatta —
instructive vanuman vanuttaman
4th3 verbal noun vanuminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st vanumaisillani vanumaisillamme
2nd vanumaisillasi vanumaisillanne
3rd vanumaisillaan
vanumaisillansa
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

vanua

  1. partitive singular of vanu

Anagrams

Ughele

Noun

vanua

  1. house

References

Uneapa

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

vanua

  1. island

Further reading

  • Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
  • Ross, Malcolm D. (2023) Andrew Pawley, editor, The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic: Volume 6, People: Society, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, →OCLC; republished as Meredith Osmond, editor, (Please provide a date or year)
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