Lisu

noun

Li·​su

variants or Lissu

ˈlē¦sü

plural Lisu or Lisus or Lissu or Lissus

1

a

: a Tibeto-Burman people inhabiting the hilly Salween drainage in the Yunnan-Burma borderlands

b

: a member of such people

2

: the north Lolo dialect of the Lisu people

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