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. Lexicon Below is a lexicon from the "Parlons Yipunu", collected by Michel Malherbe. A = he/she Agunyi = where? Agunenyi = who is it? Agon = over there Agunu = here (to here) Amumu = in there Amune = over there Ani = who, which one? Anàne = it's like that, that's it Avene = there Avave = here Avenyi/Avè = where Ba = they Babàke = cut quickly Babàse = fill quickly Babile = to burn Babule = flambé (an animal) Bagule = find Bagunu = to resemble Bagusunu = find a resemblance Bale = to ventilate, to clear away Bali = day Balile = shine Bambige = to tighten Bande = start Bande = bottom Bandebulongu = South Bandekubu = lower abdomen Bandige = to bend Bandimine = to cover Banganga = rootworkers Banyigebibogu = May to June Banze = turn on Bare = to mount, to climb Base = fill Batile = to engulf, to swallow Bé = forked tongue Bebeli = very close to Bèfule = to chip Bège = carry, bring Bèkule = initiate Bele = to be sick Beli = near, close to Beluse = to heal Bembe = touch Bémbige = to rock, to console Bèngusunu = going to meet a third party Beruse = to bring down Bète = to overthrow Bètse = watching over a sick person Biale = to be promoted Bibeji = 2 Bige = to predict misfortune Bike = miss, absent Bikumbu = despicable behavior Bikumbu = news Bileli = a cry to implore Bilongu = remedies, medicine Bindige = lock Bine = 4 Binge = pursue Bingulu = bad habits Birambi = suspicion Biranu = 5 Birieri/Bitatu = 3 Bisiamunu = 6 Bisiemu = potions Biswasu = speed Bituti = dirty water Bitoli = problems Bivatile = stubbornness Boke = kill Bokise = losing a parent Bole = pick up Bonge = to take Boti = good Botse = to wet, soak Bubitu = gums Budige