Zuu or Zoukam (literally "of the hills"), is a Northern Kuki-Chin-Mizo language originating in northwestern Burma and spoken also in Mizoram and Manipur in northeastern India, where the name is spelled Zou. The name Zou is sometimes used as a cover term for the languages of all Mizo people (zo people) i.e.Kukish and Chin peoples, especially the Zo people. The term 'Zo' has been employed in many books to denote the word 'Zuu', for simple reason of phonetic usage. The Zuu themselves employ the various terms Zuo, Zuu, and Zouou to mean their tribe.