OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

puli[ˈpuli]

•  n. prohibition hung on trees to stop people from stealing the fruits.larangan digantung pada pohon supaya orang jangan mencuri buah-buahan.

Wota ba neta puli lalak.I put a prohibition on the coconut tree., Saya sudah gantung larangan di kelapa.

See also: lel

Source: Hans Retebana