| WMP | ||
| Ifugaw | ka-buny-án | 'skyworld', place where the abide |
| mum-buní | shaman (understood in a broad sense) | |
| abuniyan | skyworld; the dwelling place of spirits | |
| buní | general term for deities, i.e. those who pertain to the higher classes of the Ifugaw supernatural beings, not those who are better called 'spirits'; however, shamans, go-betweens and others may occasionally neglect making a distinction and call all the supernatural beings | |
| Kankanaey | ka-buni-án | name of the Igorot God, one in nature, much less cared for and feared than the or spirits; his name is often added to that of the different periods of a day |
| Ifugaw (Batad) | abuniyan | skyworld; the dwelling place of spirits |
| Ilokano | búni | the god of the pagans |
| Malay | baju buni-an | banyan-shirt |
| oraŋ buni-an | invisible elves of the forest | |
| Malay (Johore) | oraŋ buni-an | invisible elves of the forest |