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) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and producer. Nicknamed the "Empress of Pop" on account of her influence throughout Asia, she is widely recognized for her versatile music production, songwriting, and live performances. Hamasaki is the best-se ...

or Ayumi Hamasaki, Japanese singer *

Ayu Islands The Ayau Islands (Kepulauan Ayau) are a small archipelago located south of the Asia Islands and north of Waigeo Island within the Raja Ampat Islands of Indonesia. They are separated from Waigeo Island by the Bougainville Strait. The archipelago ...

, a small archipelago in Indonesia *

Ayu, Dawei Ayu is a village of Dawei District in the Taninthayi Division of Myanmar. Geography It is located by the Tenasserim River on the western side of the Tenasserim Range near the border with Thailand.GoogleEarth Google Earth is a web mapping, we ...

, 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 Aiyura Airport is an airstrip in Aiyura, in the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. It is the main air field for Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL). The pilots and mechanics who work out of Aiyura Airport live in the nearby SIL to ...

, IATA code AYU

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