16 Facts About Lisu people

Lisu people are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group who inhabit mountainous regions of Myanmar, southwest China, Thailand, and the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.

In Myanmar, the Lisu people are recognized as one of 135 ethnic groups and an estimated population of 600,000.

Lisu people history is passed from one generation to the next in the form of songs.

Lisu people are believed to have originated in eastern Tibet even before present Tibetans arrived in the plateau.

Research done by Lisu people scholars indicates that they moved to northwestern Yunnan.

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Lisu people is one of the three Lolo tribes, the descendants of Yi.

Lisu people is one of the minority tribes of Arunachal Pradesh of India.

The Lisu people traditionally lived in the Yunnan Province of China and northern Myanmar.

The Lisu people were chased out of their villages down to Gandhigram villages and other areas.

Lisu people villages are usually built close to water to provide easy access for washing and drinking.

Lisu people subsistence was based on paddy fields, mountain rice, fruit and vegetables.

The Lisu people accepted those missionaries and their teaching the Gospel so that they converted into Christianity quickly to be followers of Christ.

Lisu people trained the people the art of carpentry and the construction of buildings.

Linguistically, Lisu people belong to the Yi language or Nuosu branch of the Sino-Tibetan family.

Fraser's script for the Lisu people language was used to prepare the first published works in Lisu people which were a catechism, portions of scripture, and a complete New Testament in 1936.

Only a small portion of Lisu people are able to read or write the script, with most learning to read and write their local language through primary education.