Malaysia and Indonesia Malay In the Malay language (both Malaysian Malay and Indonesian language), benua means landmass or continent . The word for land in these languages and nearby Austronesian languages — e.g., in Tana Toraja, Tana Tidung or Tanö Niha – are tanah or tana.From PAN *taneq ‘earth, soil, land’. — Robert Blust. 2010. Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD). Honolulu: University of Hawaii at Mānoa. Banjar In the Banjar language, banua means "village" or "homeland".  Buginese In the Buginese language, banua means "village", "country", "land" or "homeland". Toraja In the Toraja language, banua means "home". Minahasa In all Minahasan languages, wanua means "village", "country", or "land". The word Kawanua means land of the Minahasan people. Dayak In Iban (used by the Dayak people), menua  means "place", "country", "land" or "homeland". In many other Dayak languages, the word has the form binua.
Malaysia and Indonesia Malay In the Malay language (both Malaysian Malay and Indonesian language), benua means "landmass" or "continent" . The word for "land" in these languages and nearby Austronesian languages — e.g., in Tana Toraja, Tana Tidung or Tanö Niha – are tanah or tana.From PAN *taneq ‘earth, soil, land’. — Robert Blust. 2010. Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD). Honolulu: University of Hawaii at Mānoa. Banjar In the Banjar language, banua means "village" or "homeland". Old Javanese In the Old Javanese language, wanwa or wanua means "village", "inhabited place" or "settlement". Buginese In the Buginese language, banua means "village", "country", "land" or "homeland". Toraja In the Toraja language, banua means "home". Minahasa In all Minahasan languages, wanua means "village", "country", or "land". The word Kawanua means land of the Minahasan people. Dayak In Iban (used by the Dayak people), menua or menoa means "place", "country", "land" or "homeland". In many other Dayak languages, the word has the form binua.
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landmass or continent
"landmass" or "continent"
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land
"land"
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Old Javanese In the Old Javanese language, wanwa or wanua means "village", "inhabited place" or "settlement".
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or menoa