Lisu language

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lisu_language

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:language
gptkbp:Bible_translation	yes
gptkbp:creator_of_Fraser_alphabet	gptkb:James_O._Fraser
gptkbp:endangered	no
gptkbp:ethnicGroup	gptkb:Lisu_people
gptkbp:first_written	early 20th century
gptkbp:Glottolog_name	gptkb:Lisu
gptkbp:glottologCode	lisu1249
gptkbp:hasDialects	gptkb:Central_Lisu gptkb:Northern_Lisu gptkb:Southern_Lisu
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Lisu language
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code	lis
gptkbp:ISO639-3	lis
gptkbp:languageFamily	gptkb:Sino-Tibetan
gptkbp:native_speakers	900,000
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Tibet gptkb:northern_Thailand gptkb:Arunachal_Pradesh gptkb:Sichuan gptkb:Yunnan gptkb:Kachin_State
gptkbp:spokenIn	gptkb:China gptkb:India gptkb:Myanmar gptkb:Thailand
gptkbp:status	recognized minority language in China
gptkbp:subfamily	gptkb:Lolo-Burmese
gptkbp:used_in	gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:writingSystem	gptkb:Lisu_script gptkb:Fraser_alphabet
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Tibeto-Burman
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5