kawanua
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Reconstructed as ke- + benua, from Tombulu.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kawanua (first-person possessive kawanuaku, second-person possessive kawanuamu, third-person possessive kawanuanya)
- Minahasan people.
- compatriot: somebody from one's own country.
- Synonym: kompatriot
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “kawanua” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.