Lisu

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

Lisu (plural Lisus or Lisu)

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.
   • 2011, Terry Miller, Sean Williams, The Garland Handbook of Southeast Asian Music, page 303:

     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.

Lisu

1. A tonal language spoken by the Lisu people.

Lisu (not comparable)

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

• Lius, Luis, ULSI