OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

•  to roast; to burn.

Note: MRN, TOK, TAL, KOR, TOR, WAI, BNG, ROU, MRB: montunu; KUL, LAN, TUL: moncunu; PAD (Lara, Larobu, et al. 1991:69): mosunu; MRA (Adriani 1900:290): sunu (stem) ‘roast by the fire’ TOM: monsunu; MEK, TOL, LAL: mondunu, tumunu'i; KOD: modunu. [PAN *CunuH ‘roast on fire’ (Zorc 1982:122)]