Banie² Mt Banie: name of the main volcano of Vanikoro, located on Banie [...]

Part of Speech	toponym
Phonetic Form	ᵐbanie

1. • Mt Banie: name of the main volcano of Vanikoro, located on Banie island
   • • Geo
2. • Banie: name of the main island of the Vanikoro group – opp. Teanu, the second island in size
   • • Geo

   • • Example 330:
       

       A-samame dapa iakia ne kulumoe iakapa Banie ka Teanu.

       You’ve been helpful to our people, in our islands of Banie and Teanu. (i.e. in Vanikoro).

3. • the island group of Vanikoro as a whole
   • • Geo

   Sense Comment	somet
   Encyclopedic Info	This usage reflects an attempt at identifying a native equivalent for the geographical term Vanikoro, whose likely Polynesian origin is seen as inconvenient. This usage is criticised by some speakers, for whom Banie should be restricted to a single island (Banie).

   • • Example 331:
       

       Ni-ko me n-ajau kopi abia me le-waga i-dai kulumoe iakapa Banie.

       I want to print many copies, so I can distribute them across our whole Vanikoro territory.

Related entries

• Heterosemes:
  • Banie¹ Banie: name of the main god of Vanikoro, in the island’s ancient religion
• See also:
  • Popokia Mt Popokia, the second highest mountain of Banie island (after Mt Banie), with 776m / the abode of the Dead; hence the afterlife / alternate name for Vanikoro as a whole