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The Lisu people (Chinese: 傈僳族 : Lisu Tsu) are an ethnic group who inhabit Myanmar (Burma), China, Thailand, and the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Jingpho and some Kachin sub groups often call Lisu by the name "Yaw Yin" which is a derogatory insultation. The Jinpho word "Yawyin" derived from the Chinese word "Yie Rein" which meant "savage or wild". The name "yie rein" was first given to Szi Kachins by local Chinese people according to a record of an American missionary and Chinese history. Han Chinese people never called Lisu by the name "yie rein" at all. In the beginning era of Qing dynasty 1650 A.D, the Lisu learned a new business from aliens and did slave trading business. The Lisu warriors started to capture slaves from Tibet and sold them to business-men in Paoshan and Tali. At first, the Han Chinese word "nu" was not refered to any particular tribe people. Later on, the name "Nu" was given to a local tibetan tribal people who had migrated along the Salwin river into Lisuland. Nowadays, the spelling or the form of this word has been slightly changed in order to make it more aceptable or polite. The older Lisus of 1870 A.D still told stories of trading slaves that their forefathers exchanged slaves for horses from Han rich people in Tali and Boxa, now so called Paoshan. Most of the Lisu people in upper Salwin river valley owned slaves until the American president Abraham Lincoln. The new American government gave out a big sum of dollar money to release or free those slaves from Lisus. Lisu is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Yunnan (southwestern China), northern Burma, and Thailand and a small part of India. ... A shaman doctor of Kyzyl. ... Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. ... Arunachal Pradesh (Hindi: Aruá¹‡Äcal PradeÅ›; Chinese: è—å— Zangnan or South Tibet) is one of the seven northeastern states of India. ...

About 730,000 live in Li Jiang, Paoshan, Nu jiang and Dei Hong prefectures in Yunan, China. The Lisu form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. In Myanmar, the Lisu is known as one of the seven Kachin minority groups and an estimated population of 350,000 Lisus live in Kachin and Shan state in Myanmar. 55,000 live in Thailand, where they are one of the six main hill tribes. They mainly are inhabited in the remote country areas. Akha girl. ...

History

Lisu history is passed from one generation to the next in the form of songs. Today, this song is so long that it can take more than a week to sing. Before Ming kingdom's invasion around 1140 A.D, the ancestors of the Lisu tribe people inhabited and ruled in Paoshan and Teingchun palins. The Lisu tribe people bitterly hated Ming kingdom rulers untill Qing's victory over Ming aroung 1644 A.D. One of the Lolohunters' groups, which later would became Lahu tribe people fought against Ming kingdom's troops and were defeated so badly. They were driven out down ward Mekong river. This group almost never learned Han culture and so they do not have words such as; uncle, aunty, brother-in-law, grandfather, grandmother and so on like the Lisu and Akha tribe people do. Lahu people call everyone "O-Mee-pha" which means "big brother". It's become a funny traditional custom for the Lisu and Ahkha as some of them thought they were more civilised after Han invasion. In upper Salwin river valley, where the authority of Ming and Qing never reached, the Lisu collected taxes from local Tibetan migrants, so called Rawang tribe people, till the last warior Meko Shala's time, the British rule in Burma (Myanmar). Meko Shala, the last Lisu warrior was assasinated by local the Rawang tribe men while he was collecting tax somewhere in upper Laemae-doh river (Me Kha) valley. In those days, they used salt, dried-ham, dried-beef, beans, animal skins and harbals in stead of money to pay taxes to Lisu rulers. Germudi plain was where the Lisu hunters hunted bears, tigers and a source of harbal medicines. As a revange, a Rawang minority officer, named Ding Gratang, convinced Burmese socialist government and give the Lisuland into China during U Nu's rule. Nowadays, Lis people live in Li Jiang, Paoshan, Teing chung, Daehong and Nu jiang prefectures in Yunan China. On Myanmar side, the Lisu tribe people mainly live with it's own brothers; the Kachin groups in Kachin state and as well as in Mo Meik and Mo Goke townships.

Origins

The Lisu are believed to originate from eastern Tibet. A wide and deep research done by Lisu schoolars indicates that they moved to northwestern Yunnan in the primitive time. They inhabited across Paoshan and Teing Chung plain for thousands of years. More than 2000 years ago, the Myanmar people inhabited in this land. Lisu, Lahu, Ahkha and Kachin groups were the remnants of ancient Burmese. After Han dynasty of Ming, around 1140-1644 A.D. the eastern and Southern Lisu language and culture were greatly influenced by Han cultures. Tai Ping village in Ying Jiang was first established by Lu Shi Lisu people about 1000 years ago. In the early 18th century, Lisu peoples in Pyin Yang, so called Yin Jiang nowadays, began moving into Mo Meik, a few of them moved into Mo Goke, north-eastern Myanma and then in the early 20th century, moved into northern Thailand. Tibet (older spelling Thibet; Tibetan: à½–à½¼à½‘à¼‹; Wylie: Bod; Lhasa dialect IPA: [; Simplified and Traditional Chinese: è¥¿è—, Hanyu Pinyin: XÄ«zÃ ng; also referred to as è—åŒº (Simplified Chinese), è—å€ (Traditional Chinese), ZÃ ngqÅ« (Hanyu Pinyin), see Name section below) is a plateau region in Central Asia and the indigenous home to the Tibetan people. ... (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; literally south of the clouds) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located in the far southwestern corner of the country. ...

Arunachal Pradesh Migration

Christian Lisus in Arunachal Pradesh are were believed to have migrated from the Patkai Hills. Part of the population was believed to have migrated from China to Burma, fleeing the Communists, and then were ordered to leave Burma by the government at the time; this group also settled in Arunachal Pradesh. No inhabitants was ever found in this valley before the Lisu tribe people. In Arunachal Pradesh, they are primarily concentrated in Vijoynagar town of Changlang District.[1] This article is about communism as a form of society, as an ideology advocating that form of society, and as a popular movement. ... The Changlang district is located in Arunachal Pradesh, located south of the Lohit district and north of the Tirap district. ...

Culture

The Lisu tribe consists of more than 58 different clans. Each family clan has its own name or surname. The biggest family clans well known among the tribe clans are Laemae pha, Bya pha, Thorne pha, Ngwa Pha, Naw pha, Seu pha, Khaw pha and Gwa pha. Most of the family names came from their own work as hunters in the primitive time. However, later, they adopted many Chinese family names.

After Ming Dynasty, most of the Lisu tribe people had become a people that lived in villages high in the mountains or in mountain valleys. However, those who still lived in Paoshan plains, standing on the side of Qing, fought against the kingdom of Ming. The Lisu knife ladder climbing festival was first held as a memorial event of victory over Ming in 1644 A.D. The Lisu people invented their own traditional dance so called "gwa-che" along with the Lisu guitar which has no bars on the fretboard. They invented another musical instrument called fulu jewlew as well. It is a kind of flute that has about six or seven small bamboo tubes tied up together to a dried-hollow-gourd. Songs and dances are different from each other according to the occasions. They have different songs and dances for weddings, homecoming hunters, harvest time and so on, separately.

Lisu villages are usually built close to water to provide easy access for washing and drinking. Their homes are usually built on the ground and have dirt floors and bamboo walls, although an increasing number of the more affluent Lisu are now building houses from wood or even concrete.

Lisu subsistence was based on paddy fields, mountain rice, fruit and vegetables. However, they have typically lived in ecologically fragile regions that do not easily support subsistence. They also faced constant upheaval from both physical and social disasters (earthquakes and landslides; wars and governments). Therefore, they have typically been dependent on trade for survival. This included work as porters, caravan guards. With the introduction of the opium poppy as a cash crop in the early 19th century, many Lisu populations were able to achieve economic stability. This lasted for over 100 years, but opium production has all but disappeared in Thailand and China due to interdiction of production. Very few Lisu ever used opium, or its more common derivative heroin, except for medicinal use by the elders to alleviate the pain of arthritis. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Heroin ((INN) Diacetylmorphine, (BAN) diamorphine) is a semi-synthetic opioid. ...

The Lisu practiced swidden (slash and burn) horticulture. In conditions of low population density where land can be fallowed for many years, swiddening is an environmentally sustainable form of horticulture. Despite decades of swiddening by hill tribes such as the Lisu, northern Thailand had a higher proportion of intact forest than any other part of Thailand. However, with road building by the state, logging (some legal but mostly illegal) by Thai companies, enclosure of land in national parks, and influx of immigrants from the lowlands, swidden fields can not be fallowed, can not re-grow, and swiddening results in large swathes of deforested mountainsides. Under these conditions, Lisu and other swiddeners have been forced to turn to new methods of agriculture to sustain themselves.

Perhaps the best-known subgroup of the Lisu is the Flowery Lisu in Thailand, due to hill tribe tourism. Lisu women are remarked for their brightly colored dress. They wear a multi-colored knee-length tunics of red, blue or green with a wide black belt and blue or black pants. Sleeve shoulders and cuffs are decorated with a dense applique of narrow horizontal bands of blue, red and yellow. Men wear baggy pants, usually in bright colours but normally wear a more western type of shirt or top.

Religion

Prior to the 20'th century, the Lisu religion was part animistic part ancestor worship. Most important rituals were preformed by Shamans. This article is in need of attention. ... Ancestor worship, also ancestor veneration, is a religious practice based on the belief that ones ancestors possess supernatural powers. ... Specifically, Shaman (saman) is a term in Evenk, Manchu and other Manchu-Tungus languages for an intellectual and spiritual figure; who usually possess power and influence on other peoples in the tribe and performs several functions, one of which is analogous to the function of a healer in other cultures. ...

In the beginning of the 20'th century, many Lisu people gave there lives to Jesus, at first largely through the work of the Scottish missionary James O. Fraser. John Kuhn and his wife Isobel, Eugene Morse and the Three Brothers continued the work after Fraser died, but by that time the Lisu church was already self propagating, and were sending there own missionary's to tribes that had not yet been reached. James O. Fraser was the founder of the Lisu Baptist Church as well. John Kuhn and other missionaries who stationed across southern Mekong and Nu Jiang river valley established Inland Lisu Christian Church. The Morse family has been the most famous missionary among the Lisu people as they worked for both souls and the physical body needs of the Lisu since the beginning untill today! James Ostram Fraser was a Christian missionary to the Lisu people of western China in the early part of the 20th Century. ... Isobel Miller Kuhn (1901-1957) was a Canadian Protestant Christian missionary in Yunnan, China. ...

Still today only a bit over 40% of the Lisu are Chrisitians, the other 60% are now mostly atheists.

See also

Lisu Church is a Christian church of an ethnic minority of southern China and Myanmar. ...

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Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh

Major tribes
Adi · Mishmi There are about 20 major tribes in Arunachal Pradesh. ... People traditionally described as Adi principally inhabit mountainous central Arunachal Pradesh state in North East India, in addition to a few scattered areas of South Eastern Tibet. ... The Mishmi of India is an ethnic tribe comprising of mainly three tribes: Idu Mishmi; Digaru (Taraon) Mishmi, and Miju Mishmi. ...

Other tribes
Aka · Apa Tani · Ashing · Bori · Chikum Dui · Chugpa · Deori · Digaru · Gallong · Hill Miri · Khamba · Khampti · Khamyang · Khowa · Lhoba · Lishipa · Lisu · Padam · Palibo · Phake · Memba · Monpa · Miji · Mikir · Minyong · Miju · Mishing · Nishi · Nocte · Nga · Ran · Sherdukpen · Singpho · Sulung · Takpa · Tangsa · Tutsa · Wancho · Zekhring The Aka, also known as Hrusso, are found in the Thrinzo area in West Kameng and East Kameng of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. ... Apatani tribal women The Apa Tani, also spelled Apatani or simply Tani, is a tribal group of about 25,000 in the Apatani plateau Jiro (usually spelled and pronounced Ziro by outsiders) in the Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh, India. ... The Chugpa are one of the few smaller tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, living in the West Kameng district around Dirang. ... See Deori for disambiguation Deori is one of the tribes of Arunachal Pradesh in north-eastern India. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Khamba, also known as Khemba, inhabit around the Yang-Sang-Chu valley, which is also known as the Yongyap valley in the West Siang district, nearing the Tibetan border. ... The Khampti is a tribal group found in the Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh in India as well as in northwestern Myanmar. ... Khamyang, also known as Shyam is a tribal group found primarily in Tinsukia district of Assam as well as adjacent parts of Arunachal Pradesh. ... Khoa redirects here. ... With a population of just 2,300, the Lhoba (珞巴) are one of the smallest officially recognized ethnic groups in China. ... The Lishipa people are centered in the Dirang area in the West Kameng district. ... Padam is one of the major subgroups among the Adi of Arunachal Pradesh. ... Phake, also known as Phakial, is a Tai-speaking tribal group living in Dibrugarh district and Tinsukia district of Assam, principally along the areas of Dihing river, as well as adjacent parts of Lohit and Changlang districts in Arunachal Pradesh. ... The Memba population of 3,500 is centered around Tuting and Geling, near the Siang river in the West Siang and Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh not very far from the Tibetan border. ... The Monpa (门巴) are an ethnic group in the Peoples Republic of China, with a population of 50,000, centered in the districts of Tawang and West Kameng. ... Miji lady The Miji, who are also known as Sajolang or Damai, inhabit in the districts of West Kameng and East Kameng in Arunachal Pradesh. ... The Karbi, mentioned as the Mikir in the Constitution Order of the Government of India, constitute an important ethnic group in the hill areas of Assam. ... Miju Mishmi is a tribe of the Mishmi people, along with the Idu, also known as Yidu Lhoba, and the Digaru. ... 164. ... A Nishi tribal wearing the traditional head-dress having a hornbill beak Nishis A Nishi house The Nishi tribe principally inhabit the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. ... The Nocte, which literally means village people, is a tribe of a population of 33,000 found in the Patkoi Hills of Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh. ... The Nga tribe (Tibetan: à½„), or better known as Na or Nga-Fagin, is a small group of tribal people residing in the higher reaches, below the great Himalayan ranges in Upper Subansiri district. ... Two Sherdukpen Couples The Sherdukpen are an ethnic group related to both the Aka and Monpa. ... The Singpho tribe of Arunachal Pradesh inhabit in the district of Lohit and Changlang and the Kachin State of Myanmar. ... The Takpa are an relatively unknown tribe in Arunachal Pradesh. ... The Tangsa tribe, also known as the Tase, lives in the Tirap and Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh. ... Tutsa is a Naga tribe living in southern parts of Changlang and eastern part of Tirap districts of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. ... ALSO,THE MOST LOVELY GIRL IN THE WORLD IS A WANCHO . ... The Zekhring are from the Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh. ...

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Taron is also the name of a small ethnic group in the Himalayan foothills of northern Burma (Myanmar) whose population is declining to the point where they are in danger of disappearing entirely. ... The Va nationality (also spelled Wa; Chinese: ä½¤æ— WÇŽzÃº; own names: Va, Ava, Parauk, i. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Zomi. ... Thailand is a multi-ethnic country with many distinct ethnic groups, including the majority Thai/Lao and numerous hill tribes living primarily in the mountains of the north. ... An Akha village, with the traditional thatched roofs, in northern Thailand. ... BRU may stand for: Brussels National Airport (IATA Code) 5-Bromouracil (Biochemistry) ... This article is about the Cham people of Asia. ... Languages Hmong/Mong Religions Shamanism, Buddhism, Christianity, others The terms Hmong (IPA:) and Mong () both refer to an Asian ethnic group whose homeland is in the mountainous regions of southern China. ... The Karen (Burmese: ; MLCTS: )called by Burman , also known in Thailand as the Kariang (Thai: ) or Yang. ... The Khmer people are the predominant ethnic group in Cambodia, accounting for approximately 90% of the 13. ... The Khmu were the indigenous people of northern Laos. ... Kuy language (also known as Soui or Kuay) is a Katuic language , part of the larger Austroasiatic family. ... Lahu girls The Lahu people (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; own names: Ladhulsi or Kawzhawd; Vietnamese: La Há»§) are an ethnic group of Southeast Asia. ... The Northern Thai language or Kam Mueang (à¸„à¸³à¹€à¸¡à¸·à¸à¸‡) is the language of the people of Lannathai, Thailand. ... Lawa are an ethnic group in northern Thailand. ... The Yi people (own name in the Liangshan dialect: ê†ˆêŒ , official transcription: Nuosu, IPA: ; Chinese: ; pinyin: ; the older name Lolo is now considered derogatory in China, though used officially in Vietnam as LÃ´ LÃ´ and in Thailand as Lolo) are a modern ethnic group in China, Vietnam, and Thailand. ... Tai Lue (or Tai LÃ¼, Tai Le; tai51 lÉ¯11; Xishuangbanna Dai; Chinese: å‚£ä»‚è¯ DÇŽilÃ¨yÇ”) is one of the languages spoken by the Dai people in China. ... Lua has a number of meanings: For the Roman goddess, see Lua. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Mani are an ethnic group of Thailand. ... The Negritos include the Ati, the Aeta and at least 4 other tribes of the Philippines, the Semang of the Malay peninsula, and 12 Andamanese tribes of the Andaman Islands. ... Mlabri is a language and an ethnic group of people in Thailand and Laos, and known as Phi Tong Luang among Thais. ... The Moken (Sometimes called Sea Gypsies) are an ethnic group with about 2000 to 3000 members who maintain a nomadic, sea-based culture. ... The Mon (Burmese: ) are an ethnic group in Southeast Asia. ... The Nyah Kur language is an Austroasiatic language spoken by the Nyah Kur people, a remnant of the Mon people of Dvaravati who live present-day Thailand. ... The Deang (å¾·æ˜‚æ— : DÃ©Ã¡ng ZÃº) (also spelled Deang) people are an ethnic group. ... The Phu Thai language is a dialect of the Issan or Lao language with a few vocabulary, tonal and pronunciation differences. ... Phuan, also known as Thai Phuan or Lao Phuan (Thai: à¹„à¸—à¸¢à¸žà¸§à¸™), are a Therevada Buddhist Tai people spread out in small pockets over most of the northeastern Isan region with other groups scattered in central Thailand and Laos. ... The Shan (Burmese: ; IPA: ; Chinese: ; pinyin: ) are an ethnic group of Southeast Asia. ... Southern Thai (or Pak Thai or Dambro) is spoken by about 5 million people, mainly in Southern Thailand. ... Tai Dam is a language spoken in China (mostly in Jinping é‡‘å¹³), Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. ... Tai NÃ¼a (also called Dehong Dai or Chinese Shan; own name: [tai lÉ™], which means upper Tai or northern Tai, or á¥–á¥á¥°á¥–á¥¬á¥³á¥‘á¥¨á¥’á¥° [tai taÉ¯ xoÅ‹]; Chinese: DÇŽinÇŽyÇ” å‚£å“ªè¯ or DÃ©hÃ³ng DÇŽiyÇ” å¾·å®å‚£è¯; Thai: à¸ à¸²à¸©à¸²à¹„à¸—à¸¢à¹€à¸«à¸™à¸·à¸ [pÊ°aËsaË tÊ°ai nÉ¯Ëa] or à¸ à¸²à¸©à¸²à¹„à¸—à¹ƒà¸•à¹‰à¸„à¸‡ [pÊ°aËsaË tÊ°ai taik... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Iu Mien language is one of the main languages spoken by the Yao people in China, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand and more recently the USA. There are about 900,000 speakers in total. ...

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