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

The terms used to refer to the group differ between outsiders and the community itself:

• Exonym:Lautu – a name used by others.
• Endonym: Lutuv – the name used by the community.

Geographic distribution

As of January 2017, the Lutuv 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]

1. Hnaring
2. Khyhraw (Khuahrang)
3. Thaw-aw (Thang-Aw)
4. Aasaw (Fanthen)
5. Chuonge (Surngen)
6. Tyise (Tisen)
7. Setung (Sentung)
8. Hrepuv (Hriangpi)
9. Saata (Saate)
10. Lungkyi (Leikang)
11. Lawthuotluo (Longthantlang)
12. Zingmaa (Zuamang)
13. Capaw (Capaw)
14. Pangtie (Pintia)
15. La-uu (La-uu)
16. Lyipuv (Leipi)

Many Lutuv have emigrated to Australia and the United States. ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. "Chin, Lautu". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
2. "Chin, Lautu in Myanmar (Burma)". Joshua Project. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
3. Carey, B.S.; Tuck, H.P. (1896). The Chin Hills. Rangoon: Government Press. pp. 162–163.
4. VanBik 2009:55
5. "Lautu Chin Baptist Church". Chin Christian Council in Australia. Archived from the original on 14 August 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
6. "Indiana Lutuv Evangelical Church, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States". Chin Baptist Churches USA. Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2016.