Lautu

The Lutuv known as Lautu" are an indigenous people inhabiting the Chin Hills in Chin State in Burma. The Lautu were initially known as the 'Lawtus' of southern independent villages. The Lautu are concentrated in 17 villages; the first Lautu lived in Tisen village in approximately AD 1450.[1] The Lautu speak the Lautu language.[2]

As of January 2017, the Lautu population was approximately 18,000 and predominantly Christian.[3] Lautu have emigrated to Australia and the United States.[4][5]

References
  1. Carey, B.S.; Tuck, H.P. (1896). The Chin Hills. Rangoon: Government Press. pp. 162–63.
  2. "Chin, Lautu". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. Archived from the original on February 29, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  3. "Chin, Lautu in Myanmar (Burma)". Joshua Project. Archived from the original on February 29, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  4. "Lautu Chin Baptist Church". Chin Christian Council in Australia. Archived from the original on February 29, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  5. "Indiana Lautu Evangelical Church, Indianapolis, Indiana,United State". Chin Baptist Churches USA. Archived from the original on February 29, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
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