banua.
Nias traditional society
Meaning & usage
Nias traditional society
Where this word comes from
Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land”). Doublet of benua and wanua. * (Noun 1) From Nias banua (“village”), from Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands * (Noun 2) From Embaloh banua (“village”), from Proto-South Sulawesi *banua
river-side village
inferior
Where this word comes from
Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land”). Doublet of benua and wanua. * (Noun 1) From Nias banua (“village”), from Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands * (Noun 2) From Embaloh banua (“village”), from Proto-South Sulawesi *banua
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