U language

U
Pouma
RegionChina
Native speakers
40,000 (2000)[1]
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.

  1. ^ U at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)