Munuviana

Munuviana - a history in many parts

‘Munu’ is one of those special words that was present in many different languages, but meant various things in each. For instance, the Aborigine munu meant ‘one with an ego as big as Ayers rock’. Similarly, in old Saxon, munu meant ‘calf’ – literally ‘cow just born’. Old germanic languages also contained the word munu, which meant ‘lets go west and kick some butt’. This word fell from common usage when the various peoples to the west began surrendering at the first sign of trouble, taking all the fun out of it. Curiously, the only place in oriental cultures where the word munu appears is in an ancient version of today’s Vietnamese language. Apparently munu and its numerous variations were used as village and town names, as well as the names of important physical features such as rivers, mountains and lakes. In each of these cases, the word munu always meant ‘right here’.

As for the specific roots of Munuviana as we use it, some scholars have posted brilliant analysis on the subject, but a recent theory suggests that somehow the name derives from a cartoon.

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