Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/banua

This Proto-Austronesian entry contains reconstructed words 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-Austronesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /banua/

Noun

*banua

Descendants

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua

Fijian: vanua
Hawaiian: honua, henua
Hiligaynon: banwa
Hiri Motu: hanua
Indonesian: benua (“continent”)
Marshallese: āne (“islet”)
Malay: benua (“continent”)
Maori: whenua
Rapa Nui: henua
Tahitian: fenua

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