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How do you use Bunun in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Bunun in a sentence

Bunun meaning

Bunun people, an ethnic group in Taiwan

Using Bunun

  • The main meaning on this page is: Bunun people, an ethnic group in Taiwan
  • In the example corpus, bunun often appears in combinations such as: the bunun, bunun and.

Context around Bunun

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

atayal 1× green 1×

Often after:

rebels 1× people 1× saisiat 1× puyuma 1× rusya 1× hunt 1×

Sentence patterns with Bunun

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

aborigines atayal bunun saisiat tsou 1× attracted more bunun rebels to 1× by the bunun people 1× e g bunun rusya lusha 1× in green bunun puyuma paiwan 1× saisiyat and bunun hunt what 1× such as bunun and amis 1× the bunun and atayal 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the word for 2× a settlement holding 1× game meats for 1× ino s research 1× the bunun and 1× the three languages 1×

Common sentence endings:

and pepo pingpu 1× expertise to recognise 1× in intermittent assaults 1× south to māori 1× the bunun people 1× this is uncertain 1×

Words around Bunun

Just before it in the word index:

bunu 15 buntzie 2 bunty 12 bunts 11 buntrock 2 bunton 14

Just after it in the word index:

bunurong 3 bunyan 74 bunyip 31 bunyoni 3 bunyoro 4 bunz 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Bunun

  • In this selection, "bunun" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, atayal, green, rebels, people and saisiat stand out and add context to how "bunun" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include aborigines atayal bunun saisiat tsou and attracted more bunun rebels to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "bunun" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with bunun

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Tribes like Amis, Atayal, Saisiyat and Bunun hunt what they can, and gather what they cultivate. (16 words)

The three languages in green (Bunun, Puyuma, Paiwan) may form a Southern Formosan branch, but this is uncertain. (18 words)

The Bunun and Atayal were described as the "most ferocious" Aboriginals, and police stations were targeted by Aboriginals in intermittent assaults. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

The word for two is also stable, in that it appears over the entire range of the Austronesian family, but the forms (e.g. Bunun rusya, lusha; Amis tusa; Māori tahi, rua) require some linguistic expertise to recognise. (38 words)

A settlement holding 266 people called Tamaho was created by Raho Ari and his followers near the source of the Laonong River and attracted more Bunun rebels to their cause. (30 words)

The word for eye in many Austronesian languages is mata (from the most northerly Austronesian languages, Formosan languages such as Bunun and Amis all the way south to Māori ). (29 words)

Example sentences (8)

A settlement holding 266 people called Tamaho was created by Raho Ari and his followers near the source of the Laonong River and attracted more Bunun rebels to their cause.

Game meats for those living in the mountainous areas include deer, and flying squirrel intestines, a delicacy as regarded by the Bunun people.

Ino's research is best known for his formalization of eight tribes of Taiwanese aborigines: Atayal, Bunun, Saisiat, Tsou, Paiwan, Puyuma, Ami and Pepo ( Pingpu ).

The Bunun and Atayal were described as the "most ferocious" Aboriginals, and police stations were targeted by Aboriginals in intermittent assaults.

The three languages in green (Bunun, Puyuma, Paiwan) may form a Southern Formosan branch, but this is uncertain.

The word for eye in many Austronesian languages is mata (from the most northerly Austronesian languages, Formosan languages such as Bunun and Amis all the way south to Māori ).

The word for two is also stable, in that it appears over the entire range of the Austronesian family, but the forms (e.g. Bunun rusya, lusha; Amis tusa; Māori tahi, rua) require some linguistic expertise to recognise.

Tribes like Amis, Atayal, Saisiyat and Bunun hunt what they can, and gather what they cultivate.

Common combinations with bunun

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "bunun" in a sentence?
An example: "A settlement holding 266 people called Tamaho was created by Raho Ari and his followers near the source of the Laonong River and attracted more Bunun rebels to their cause." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "bunun" from authentic English texts.
What does "bunun" mean?
Bunun means: Bunun people, an ethnic group in Taiwan
How many example sentences with "bunun" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "bunun", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.