 The reconstructed Proto-Austronesian and Proto-Malayo-Polynesian forms of various terms for "house", "building", or "granary" among the different linguistic subgroups of Austronesians include *Rumaq ("house"); *balay ("public building", "community house", or "guest house"); *lepaw ("hut", "field hut", or "granary"); *kamaliR ("bachelor's house" or "men's house"); and *banua ("inhabited land" or "community territory").The most ubiquitous common feature of Austronesian structures is the raised floor.The structures are raised on piles, usually with the space underneath also utilized for storage or domestic animals.