Definition of "Puntis"

The Puntis speak the dialect commonly known as Cantonese. Their population amounts to 64,140, and is contained in 161 villages. They chiefly inhabit the valleys , especially those drained by the Sham Chun and Ün Long rivers.

1899, Hong Kong, Extracts from Papers Relating to the Extension of the Colony of Hongkong, page 7