What is "limu"

Limu \Li"mu\ (l[=e]"m[=oo]), n. (Bot.) The Hawaiian name for seaweeds. Over sixty kinds are used as food, and have species names, as Limu Lipoa, Limu palawai, etc.

n. Hawaiian algae, an important part of the ancient Hawaiian diet

In the Polynesian mythology of Tonga, Limu is the primeval Tongan god of creation, whose union with the goddess Kele produced the goddess Touiafutuna, from whom all creation descends.

Limu is an island in Tonga. It is located within the Ha'apai Group in the centre of the country, to northeast of the national capital of Nukualofa.

Category:Islands of Tonga Category:Haʻapai

Limu or Limmu may refer to:

• Limu (Tongan mythology), a Tongan creator deity
• Limu (algae), a traditional Hawaiian food
• Limu o Pele, a type of volcanic glass which resembles the algae
• Royal Tongan Limu, a juice/supplement product
• Limu, Cenxi , town in Guangxi, China
• Limu, Gongcheng County , town in Guangxi, China
• Limu, Estonia, a village in Estonia
• Coffee production in Ethiopia#Regional varieties, a coffee bean from the Limmu region of Ethiopia
• Limmu:
  • Limmu, an Assyrian eponym
  • Limmu-Ennarea, an ancient kingdom in the Gibe region of Ethiopia
  • Limmu (woreda), an area in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia
  • Limmu Kosa, an area in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia
  • Limmu Sakka, an area in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia
  • Genet, Ethiopia, a town in southern Ethiopia also known as Genet Limmu

Limu is the Hawaiian word for algae. There are approximately one hundred Hawaiian names for kinds of limu, sixty of which can be matched with scientific names. Limu played an important part in the ancient Hawaiian diet. It was used to add flavor to an otherwise particularly bland diet of kalo ( taro), 'uala ( sweet potato), and 'ulu ( breadfruit). Limu, together with sea salt and mashed kukui nuts were the ingredients of ' inamona, a seasoning mixture much enjoyed by early Hawaiians. 'Inamona was used to season many dishes. It was the responsibility of women to gather limu in the tidepools while men would gather those kinds of limu that grew in areas of rough surf in the outer reefs. Limu is still enjoyed by Modern Hawaiians but has become increasingly difficult to find because of over-picking, pollution, and construction in watersheds. Many important kinds of limu grow best in brackish water where fresh water empties into the sea. Another threat to native Limu in Hawaii is the increasing spread of marine alien invasive species. Limu has been used traditionally in Hawaii as a food additive and condiments.