• PEOPLE NAME: FLOWERY/SOUTHERN LISU OF THAILAND

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PEID: 10847

ROP: 105802

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: Lisu

Language: Lisu - (lis)

Alternate Name(s): Hill Tribes Sub-cluster

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Thailand

Also found in: China; India; Myanmar; United States

Population: 42,000

Global Population: 1,185,650


PEID: 10847

ROP: 105802

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Flowery/Southern Lisu of Thailand, numbering 42,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Lisu people cluster within the Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 1,185,650 in 5 countries. Their primary language is Lisu. The primary religion practiced by the Flowery/Southern Lisu is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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