Lautu
The Lautu (Lutuv)' are an indigenous people inhabiting Southern Chin State in Myanmar. The Lautu were initially known by other tribes as the 'Lautu' of the Southern Independent Villages derived from the Hakha derivation of their name. The Lautu are concentrated in 16 villages; it is believed that the first Lautu founded Tisen village in approximately AD 1450.[1] The Lautu speak the Lautu language.[2]
As of January 2017, the Lautu population was approximately 50,000 and predominantly Christian.[3] They have emigrated to Australia and the United States.[4][5] There are 16 Lautu settlements in Chin State:[6]
- Hnaring town
- Khuahrang
- Thang-Aw
- Fanthen - (Aasaw)
- Surngen
- Tisen
- Sentung
- Hriangpi
- Saate
- Leikang
- Longthantlang
- Zuamang
- Capaw
- Pintia
- La-uu
- Leipi
References
[edit]- ^ Carey, B.S.; Tuck, H.P. (1896). The Chin Hills. Rangoon: Government Press. pp. 162–63.
- ^ "Chin, Lautu". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ^ "Chin, Lautu in Myanmar (Burma)". Joshua Project. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ^ "Lautu Chin Baptist Church". Chin Christian Council in Australia. Archived from the original on August 14, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ^ "Indiana Lutuv Evangelical Church, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States". Chin Baptist Churches USA. Archived from the original on July 7, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ^ VanBik 2009:55
