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Akha |
Bisu |
Hmong Daw |
Hmong Njua |
Htin |
Isan |
Karen S’gaw |
Khmu |
Kui |
Lahu |
Lisu |
Lu Mien |
Mani |
Mlabri |
Moken |
Moklen |
Palaung |
Tai Lue |
Urak Lawoi |
| Lisu |
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| Indigenous Group |
Lisu (Also Known as: Lisaw) |
| Location |
Thailand, Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Mae Hong Son, Phayao, Tak, Kampaengphet, Phetchaboon, Sukhothai, Lampang |
| Estimated Population |
30,940 (1997,
Hill Tribe Research Institute) |
| Environment |
Highland |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Handicraft Sales / Agriculture |
| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional |
| Language Family |
Lisu
Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Lolo-Burmese, Loloish, Northern, Lisu
Alternate names: Lisaw, Li-Shaw, Li-Hsaw, Lu-Tzu, Southern Lisu, Yao Yen, Yaw-Yen, Yaw Yin, Yeh-Jen, Liso
Dialects: Lu Shi Lisu |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue report of language code: lis
Virtual Hill Tribe Museum: The Lisu
Thailine.com: Lisu
Peoples of the World
The Social Customs of the Lisu Hilltribe
Joshua Project
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| NGOs |
Hill Area Development Foundation – HADF
Life Development Center
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