Umu may refer to: * A variety of

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s in Polynesia, including: ** Māori umu tī, used to cook ''

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'' and other varieties of Cordyline with similar large tap roots. ** Māori hāngi, also called umu in Samoa, especially in older texts * (u)mu, the Class I singular noun class in the

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* Umu Oma, a village in southeastern Nigeria * Willaq Umu, High Priests of the Sun in the Inca Empire

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