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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Gabon > Punu

Punu

A language of Gabon

ISO 639-3puu

Population  123,000 in Gabon (2000). Population total all countries: 132,060.
Region  Nyanga and Ngounie provinces, Tchibanga and Ndende areas. Also in Congo.
Language map  Equatorial Guinea,Gabon and São Tomé e Príncipe, reference number 33
Alternate names   Ipunu, Pouno, Puno, Yipounou, Yipunu
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, B, Sira (B.40)
Language development  NT: 1977.
Writing system  Latin script.

Also spoken in:

Congo

Language name   Punu
Population  9,060 in Congo (2000). Total of all Sira-Punu languages in Congo 80,000.
Region  Nyari region toward Gabon border.
Language map  Congo, reference number 42
Alternate names  Ipounou, Ipunu, Pouno, Puno, Yipunu