The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

*banban a plant, the bast fibers of which are used in binding and plaiting: Maranta dichotoma

PWMP banban a plant, the bast fibers of which are used in binding and plaiting: Maranta dichotoma

WMP
Isneg bambán Donax cannaeformis Rolfe
Ifugaw banbán the inner, soft fibers of rattan thongs
Kankanaey banbán scraped rattan; cleaned bamboo
Ilokano banbán strips of bamboo
Tagalog bambán inner follicle (of fruits); a plant: Donax cannaeformis
Hanunóo bambán species of grasslike plant: Donax cannaeformis
Aklanon bánban herb used for roofing: Donax cannaeformis
Cebuano banban a branching reed, the main stem of which is split and used in weaving and in sewing nipa shingles: Donax cannaeformis
b-al-anban a branching reed, the main stem of which is split and used in weaving and in sewing nipa shingles: Donax cannaeformis
Tiruray banban general term for arrowroot: Maranta arundinacea
Karo Batak banban a plant from which strips are cut for use in beautiful plaitwork: Maranta dichotoma
Ngaju Dayak bamban plant whose bast fibers are used in binding and plaiting
Tae' bamban low tree the bast fibers of which are used as binding material in house construction: Grewia laevigata
Sundanese baŋban kind of pliable reed from which hats and baskets are made
Javanese bamban kind of reed used to make mats
Bikol bambán wild grass used in making baskets