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Punu language information


Punu
Yipunu
Native toGabon, Republic of Congo
RegionCentral Africa
EthnicityPunu
Native speakers
166,000 (2007)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Benue–Congo
      • Bantoid
        • Southern Bantoid
          • Bantu (Zone B)
            • Sira
              • Punu
Language codes
ISO 639-3puu
Glottologpunu1239
Guthrie code
B.43[2]

Yipunu also known as Yisira is a Bantu language spoken in the Republic of Gabon and the Republic of Congo by several thousand people, mainly of the Punu and Ghisir ethnic groups, the largest of the four major ethnic groups in Gabon. Yipunu has about 120 thousand native speakers, mainly from the southern Region, including 8 thousand speakers in southern French Congo. It is classified as B.43 in the Guthrie classification.

  1. ^ Punu at Ethnologue (22nd ed., 2019) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

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