Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/banua

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian 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-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *banua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /banua/

Noun

*banua

1. inhabited land (territory supporting the life of a community)

Descendants

• Proto-Philippine: *banua
  • Batanic:
    • Ibatan: banua
    • Itbayaten: vanua
    • Ivatan: vanua
  • Central Luzon:
    • Abenlen Ayta: banwa
    • Kapampangan: banwa, banua
  • Greater Central Philippine:
    • Central Philippine:
      • Bikol:
        • Bikol Central: banwa
        • Northern Catanduanes Bicolano: banwa
      • Subanen:
        • Central Subanen: benwa
      • Visayan:
        • Aklanon: banwa
        • Asi: banwa
        • Cebuano: banwa
        • Hiligaynon: banwa
        • Romblomanon: banwa
        • Tausug: banuwa
        • Waray-Waray: banwa
    • Manobo:
      • Agusan Manobo: banwa
      • Dibabawon Manobo: banwa
    • Palawan:
      • Brooke's Point Palawano: benwa
      • Central Tagbanwa: banwa, banuwa
      • Tagbanwa: banwa
    • South Mangyan:
      • Buhid: banwa
  • Kalamian:
    • Agutaynen: banoa
  • Minahasan:
    • Tondano: wanua
  • Northern Luzon:
    • Pangasinan: banwa
  • Sangiric:
    • Sangir: banua
• North Bornean
  • Southwest Sabahan
    • Dusunic
      • Labuk-Kinabatangan Kadazan: vonuvo
    • Paitanic
      • Tombonuo: wonuo
      • Upper Kinabatangan: wanuo
• Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands
  • Mentawai: manua
  • Nias: banua
  • Simeulue: bano, fano
  • Toba Batak: banua
• Malayo-Sumbawan
  • Proto-Malayic: *bənua
    • Banjarese: banua
    • Brunei Malay: benua
    • Iban: menoa, menua
    • Malay: benua
      • Baba Malay: benua
      • Indonesian: benua
    • Minangkabau: benua, banua
    • Urak Lawoi': บือนูวา (benuwa)
• Old Javanese: wanwa
• South Sulawesi
  • Embaloh: banua
  • Makasar: banoa
  • Mandar: banua
  • Tae': banua
• Celebic
  • Banggai: bonua
  • Lauje: bonuo
  • Pamona: banua
  • Wolio: banua
• Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *banua
  • Central Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Selaru: hnua
    • Yamdena: pnue
  • Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Proto-Halmahera-Cenderawasih: *fanua
      • Ansus: wanu
      • Roon: monu
      • Sawai: pnu
      • Waropen: nu
    • Proto-Oceanic: *panua (“village”)
      • Western Oceanic:
        • Hiri Motu: hanua
        • Molima: vanua
        • Motu: hanua
      • Central–Eastern Oceanic:
        • Southeast Solomonic:
          • 'Are'are: hanua
          • Arosi: hanua, henua
          • Bughotu: vanua
          • Kwaio: fanua
          • Longgu: vanua
          • Lau: fanua
          • Sa'a: hanua
        • Southern Oceanic:
          • Mota: vanua
          • Nokuku: wenua
          • Wusi: wanua
        • Micronesian:
          • Woleaian: faliuw
        • Central Pacific:
          • Fijian: vanua
          • Proto-Polynesian: *fenua
            • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
              • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
                • Marquesic:
                  • Hawaiian: henua, honua
                  • Mangarevan: ’enua
                  • North Marquesan: henua
                  • South Marquesan: fenua
                • Rapa Nui: henua
                • Tahitic:
                  • Maori: whenua
                  • Rakahanga-Manihiki: fenua, henua
                  • Rarotongan: 'enua
                  • Tahitian: fenua
                  • Tuamotuan: fenua
              • Samoic-Outlier:
                • Ellicean:
                  • Kapingamarangi: fenua, henua
                  • Sikaiana: henua
                  • Takuu: fenua
                  • Tuvaluan: fenua
                • Futunic:
                  • Anuta: penua
                  • East Futuna: fenua
                  • Emae: fenua
                  • Mele-Fila: fenua
                  • Pukapukan: wenua
                  • Tikopia: fenua
                • Samoic:
                  • Samoan: fanua
                  • Tokelauan: fenua
            • Tongic:
              • Niuafo'ou: fenua
              • Tongan: fonua

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *banua