Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/bənua

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

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

Descendants

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