U language

U
Pouma
RegionChina
Native speakers
(40,000 cited 2000)
Language codes
ISO 639-3uuu
Glottologuuuu1243
ELPU
U is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

The U language, or P'uman (Chinese: 濮满), is spoken by 40,000 people in the Yunnan Province of China and possibly Myanmar. It is classified as an Austroasiatic language in the Palaungic branch. In China, U speakers are classified as ethnic Bulang.