Lutuv
The Lutuv (Hakha Chin: Lautu) are an indigenous people living in southern Chin State, Myanmar. The Lutuv are widely known by other tribes as the "Lautu of the Southern independent villages", a name derived from the central dominant Hakha Lai pronunciation of their endonym. The Lutuv speak the Lutuv language, and they are predominantly Christian.[1][2]
Ethnonyms
[edit | edit source]The terms used to refer to the group differ between outsiders and the community itself:
- Exonym: Lautu – a name used by The Lautu and others.
- Endonym: Lutuv – the name used by the community.
Geographic distribution
[edit | edit source]As of January 2017, the Lautu population was approximately 50,000.[2] It is believed that the first Lutuv village, Tyise (also known as Tisen), was founded around AD 1450.[3] Lutuv is spoken in the following villages in Chin State:[4]
- Hnaring
- Khyhraw (Khuahrang)
- Tho-O (Thang-Aw)
- Aasaw (Fanthen)
- Chuonge (Surngen)
- Tise (Tisen)
- Seto (Sentung)
- Hrepuv (Hriangpi)
- Saata (Saate)
- Lungkyi (Leikang)
- Lawthuotluo (Longthantlang)
- Zingmaa (Zuamang)
- Capaw (Capaw)
- Pangtie (Pintia)
- La-uu (La-uu)
- Lyipuv (Leipi)
Many Lautu have emigrated to Australia and the United States.[5][6]
References
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