मिनाहासा सोदोबनि ओंथिया जादों गोबां हारिसाफोरनि खौसे जानाय जायखौ "इसा' एबा "अवान" सोदोबनिफ्राय लाबोदों, बेकायनो बे ओनसोलनि मुङाव मिनाहासा जादों।
Minahasa word means merger from various tribes that taken away from word 'esa' or 'one', therefore its region named Minahasa.