Protoform: PUNI.1B [AN] To hide, conceal oneself

Description: To hide, conceal oneself
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to AN: Austronesian
Notes:

*1 Cf. PN *mu-muni "hide oneself", *funa.1a "conceal"
*4 POC *buni 'hide onself, be hidden' (LPO V:487).
*6 PAN *buNi "hide, conceal" (ACD).

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Fijian Vuni Hide, conceal (Cpl)
Mangaia Puni To hide oneself (Chn)
Mangareva Pu/puni To hide oneself (Tgr)
Mangareva (Pu)puni Se cacher (Rch)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Pu(ni)puni Hide; secretly. To secret; to hide; to play hide and seek (Sve). (Krk)
Marquesas Pu/puni Se cacher. Se blottir, se tapir (Lch). (Dln)
Marquesas Haʔa/pu/puni (MQN) Cacher, se cacher, hide. Secret, caché. (Chf)
New Zealand Maori Whakapu/puni/ Crouch, lurk, hide oneself (Wms)
Pukapuka Pu/puni Close, shut, concealed (Sby)
Rarotongan Puni Hide (obs.) (Bse)
Rarotongan Pi(i)pini Hide (Bse)
Tahitian Pu/puni To hide one's self, to take shelter behind another (Dvs)

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