Mbembu Nzambi o Ipunu (PUUEBL)

Overview

Mbembu Nzambi o Ipunu is a Scripture portions translation in Yipunu (also known as Punu or Ipunu), a Bantu language spoken primarily in southern Gabon and parts of the Republic of Congo. ^[1] Published in 2025 by The Seed Company, this edition contains the books of Luke, Acts, and James. Yipunu is spoken by approximately 168,500 people, mainly in southern Gabon. ^[1] Earlier Bible translation work in Yipunu includes a 1992 edition published by the Bible Society of Cameroon. ^[2] Christian missionaries, including those from the Christian and Missionary Alliance (CMA), have a long history of linguistic work in Yipunu, including the production of a French-Yipunu dictionary in 1966. ^[3]

References

• [1] Punu language - Wikipedia - Overview of the Punu language, speaker population, and geographic distribution.
• [2] Download the Bible in Punu (Ipounou) - Yipunu - YouVersion. Listing of available Yipunu Bible translations.
• [3] The Dictionnaire francais-yipounou/yipounou-francais of the Eglise Evangelique du Sud-Gabon (CMA) 1966 (archived) - ResearchGate. History of CMA lexicographic work in Yipunu.
• Rosetta Project: language = "Yipunu" Genesis - Internet Archive / Rosetta Project. Genesis in language = "Yipunu".
• GBC: Bible (1994) - Global Bible Catalogue. Yipunu Bible, 1994.
• GBC: Punu Bible 1992 - Global Bible Catalogue.
• ebible.org entry - ebible.org.