lisu

/ˈliːˌsuː/
noun 1name 1adj 1

Definitions

noun

1

A member of a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group inhabiting the mountainous regions of Yunnan (southwestern China), Arunachal Pradesh (northeastern India), northern Myanmar and Thailand.

There are more than a hundred such groups, including the Karen of Thailand and Burma; the Kachin in Burma; the Akha, the Lahu, and the Lisu in Thailand; the Hmong, the Kmhmu, and the Yao in Laos; and the Nùng and the Lati in Vietnam.

name

1

A Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the Lisu people.

adj

1

Of, from, or pertaining to the Lisu people or Lisu language.

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