Reconstruction:Proto-Philippine/banua

This Proto-Philippine 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-Philippine

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /banua/

Noun

*banua

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

Descendants

• 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

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *banua