wenua

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Pukapukan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *fenua, from Proto-Central Pacific *vanua, from Proto-Oceanic *panua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua.

Noun[edit]

wenua

  1. island
  2. country
    E wenua tongileleva ia Malike.
    The United States is a very big country.
  3. land

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