Ayu or AYU may refer to: *

Ayu (given name) Ayu is a feminine given name with Japanese language, Japanese or Javanese language, Javanese origins. Notable people with the name include: People * Ayu Azhari, Indonesian actress * Ayu, a nickname of Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki *, Japanese fo ...

Ayu sweetfish The ayu sweetfish (''Plecoglossus altivelis''), or sweetfish, is a species of fish. It is the only species in the genus ''Plecoglossus'' and family (biology), family Plecoglossidae. It is a relative of the Smelt (fish), smelts and other fish in ...

(''Plecoglossus altivelis''), a species of smelt * ''Ayu'', a local name for the

African manatee The African manatee (''Trichechus senegalensis''), also known as the West African manatee, is a species of manatee that inhabits much of Western Africa – from Senegal to Angola. It is the only manatee species to be found in the Old World. Ta ...

* Ayu (singer) or Ayumi Hamasaki, Japanese singer * Ayu Islands, a small archipelago in Indonesia * Ayu, Dawei, a village in Burma *

Ayu language Ayu is a minor and endangered Plateau language of southern Kaduna State, Middle Belt Nigeria. Its subsequent classification is uncertain, but it may be one of the Ninzic languages The dozen or so Ninzic languages are a branch of the Plateau f ...

, a language of Nigeria * Aiyura Airport, IATA code AYU

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