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Lisu.

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

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈliːˌsuː/
  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.

Where this word comes from

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 傈僳 (Lìsù), 𤠫𤢂, etc.

name/ˈliːˌsuː/
  1. A Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the Lisu people.

Where this word comes from

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 傈僳 (Lìsù), 𤠫𤢂, etc.

adj/ˈliːˌsuː/
  1. Of, from, or pertaining to the Lisu people or Lisu language.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 傈僳 (Lìsù), 𤠫𤢂, etc.

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