Punan
noun
a member of a food-gathering people living in the forests of interior Borneo.
Punans
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pluralof Punan.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They had been caught through the assistance of other Punans, and in prison the elder one had contracted the dry form of beri-beri.
From Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 by Carl Lumholtz
His companions, remembering the incident of four years before, suspected the Punans, but saw no trace of any.
From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Alfred C. (Alfred Cort) Haddon
With the Bukats, rusa must not be eaten unless one has a child, but with the Punans it is permissible in any case.
From Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 by Carl Lumholtz
Doctor Kohlbrugge and Doctor Haddon consider the Ot-Danums as Indonesians, to whom the former also consigns the Kayans and the Punans.
From Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 by Carl Lumholtz
According to the raja, there are two kinds of Punans here, and his statement seems to be borne out by the variations in their physical appearance.
From Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 by Carl Lumholtz
