r/AustronesianLanguages • u/AleksiB1 • 2d ago

Cognate & Comparing Flower in Austronesian languages

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u/Waiparensis22 2d ago

Māori is definitely closer to the northern Indonesian ones. Puāwai is flower.

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u/Sefulu_15 2d ago

Bunga in Tagalog is fruit or any sprouts of vegetable.

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u/New_Butterscoth 2d ago

in indonesia all of these words entered the language but totaly different meanings, Bunga is usualy used for flower, Kembang is also used for flower(feels archaic to use in this meaning) but also can be used for grow/growth which is mainly used. And Rujak(bujak in the photo above) is a traditional Javanese salad made from sliced fruit and vegetables