In Melanesia In Oceanic languages of Melanesia, the root *banua has sometimes become vanua.  In Vanuatu In Vanuatu, vanua also means "land", "island" or "home."Sabine C. Hess, Person and Place: Ideas, Ideals and the Practice of Sociality on Vanua Lava, Vanuatu, Berghahn Books, 2009, p. 115. The name of the Vanua'aku Pati literally means "The party of My Land". Hence also the name of Vanuatu itself, and the place name Vanua Lava (literally ‘big island’ in Mota language). Lo-Toga In the Lo-Toga language, the word venie means "village", "island" or "country".Entry venie — A. François, 2020, Lo-Toga – English online dictionary. Paris. Mwotlap In Mwotlap, the word vōnō means "village", "district", "island" or "country".Entry v[ō]nō — A. François, 2020, A Mwotlap–English–French cultural dictionary. Paris.
In Oceania In some Oceanic languages of Melanesia, the root *banua has sometimes become vanua. In Palau In Palau, beluu means "village" or "country", as can be seen in the Palauan name of the country, Beluu er a Belau. In Vanuatu In Vanuatu, vanua also means "land", "island" or "home."Sabine C. Hess, Person and Place: Ideas, Ideals and the Practice of Sociality on Vanua Lava, Vanuatu, Berghahn Books, 2009, p. 115. The name of the Vanua'aku Pati literally means "The party of My Land". Hence also the name of Vanuatu itself, and the place name Vanua Lava (literally ‘big island’ in Mota language). Lo-Toga In the Lo-Toga language, the word venie means "village", "island" or "country".Entry venie — A. François, 2020, Lo-Toga – English online dictionary. Paris. Mwotlap In Mwotlap, the word vōnō means "village", "district", "island" or "country".Entry v[ō]nō — A. François, 2020, A Mwotlap–English–French cultural dictionary. Paris.
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In Palau In Palau, beluu means "village" or "country", as can be seen in the Palauan name of the country, Beluu er a Belau.