Punu

E48945

Bantu language Niger–Congo language natural language

Punu is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Punu people of southern Gabon and neighboring regions.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bantu language → Niger–Congo language → natural language →
closelyRelatedTo	Lumbu → Sangu (Bantu language) → Vili →
country	Gabon NERFINISHED → Republic of the Congo →
ethnicGroup	Punu people →
GuthrieClassification	B.40 → B.43 →
hasAlternativeName	Ipunu → Pounou → Yipunu →
hasAncestor	Proto-Bantu → Proto-Niger–Congo →
hasDialects	several local varieties in southern Gabon →
hasLinguisticFeature	agglutinative morphology →
hasPhonologicalFeature	noun class system → tone language →
ISO639-3Code	puu →
languageBranch	Atlantic–Congo →
languageEndangermentStatus	vulnerable →
languageFamily	Niger–Congo →
languageFamilyDivision	Zone B Bantu languages →
languageGroup	Benue–Congo →
languageStatus	regional language →
languageSubgroup	Bantoid → Bantu → Southern Bantoid →
linguisticArea	Lower Congo–Gabon Bantu area →
primaryEthnicGroup	Punu people →
region	Central Africa →
spokenIn	Gabon NERFINISHED → Republic of the Congo → neighboring regions of Central Africa → southern Gabon →
subclassOf	Bantu languages →
usedBy	Punu communities in rural areas → Punu communities in urban areas of Gabon →
usedIn	oral literature of the Punu people → storytelling among the Punu people → traditional songs of the Punu people →
writingSystem	Latin script →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Nzebi →	hasNeighborLanguage
Gabon →	nationalLanguage