Lautu
The Lutuv (Lautu)' are an indigenous people inhabiting Southern Chin State in Myanmar. The Lutuv were initially known by other tribes as the 'Lautu' of the Southern Independent Villages derived from the Hakha derivation of their name. The Lutuv are concentrated in 16 villages; it is believed that the first Lutuv founded Tisen village in approximately AD 1450.[1] The Lutuv speak the Lutuv language.[2]
As of January 2017, the Lutuv population was approximately 50,000 and predominantly Christian.[3] They have emigrated to Australia and the United States.[4][5] There are 16 Lutuv settlements in Chin State:[6]
1. Hnaring town
2. Khuahrang
3. Thang-Aw
4. Fanthen - (Aasaw)
5. Surngen
6. Tisen
7. Sentung
8. Hriangpi
9. Saate
10. Leikang
11. Longthantlang
12. Zuamang
13. Capaw
14. Pintia
15. La-uu
16. 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, Lutuv 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
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