Punu people

The Punu ( proper name Bapunu, plurality of Mupunu ) are a people Südgabuns that lives in the region Niari in Congo-Brazzaville.

The Punu migrated in the 18th century by the north-westerly in the basin of Ngounié in southern Gabon. They lived in independent communities that were only divided into clans and families. For social cohesion Mukiji the Society played an important role, whose job it was to keep the evil spirits of the forest under the spell.

The language of Bapunu is the Yipunu. One meets Speaker of Yipunu mainly in the provinces Ngounié and Nyanga. The large population centers are the cities Mouila, Ndendé ( Ngounié ) Tchibanga and moabi ( Nyanga ). Nowadays Punu also live in the cities like Lambaréné ( Moyen- Ogooué ) and in the country's capital, Libreville. In terms of the number of speakers is the Yipunu ranked second in the list of the most spoken languages ​​of Gabon, directly behind the catcher.