Lahu Nyi in Thailand

The Lahu Nyi have only been reported in Thailand
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Introduction / History

The Nyi Lahu are also known as the Red Tai people in Thailand. They have always been known as expert hunters and trappers.


Where Are they Located?

Lahu peoples live in five countries including China, Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand.


What Are Their Lives Like?

The Nyi Lahu spend a full five days celebrating the new year known as Kho Cha Lor. This celebration happens between January and March.

They are good hunters, but they also grow herbs for medicinal purposes. Their women are expert weavers who are known for their embroidery. Nyi Lahu men are craftsmen who make crossbows and musical instruments.

They Nyi Lahu practice slash and burn agriculture. They grow rice, corn, fruits, and vegetables. Some grow opium as a cash crop. They raise pigs, chickens, and horses primarily for ceremonial sacrifices.


What Are Their Beliefs?

There are Lahu subgroups who have had a people movement to Christ, while others have gravitated to Buddhism. Among the Nyi Lahu, however, people stay with their traditional animistic beliefs which they blend with ancestor worship. This people group is the only Lahu group that builds temples for their animistic gods.


What Are Their Needs?

The Nyi Lahu tribe needs the opportunity to move beyond subsistence farming. Perhaps believers with the right backgrounds can teach them marketable skills that will help them prosper in Thailand's changing economy.


Prayer Points

Pray for the Lord to send dreams and visions to Nyi Lahu elders to show them the way to the cross.
Pray for a spiritual hunger to come to this people group.
Pray for a strong Nyi Lahu church to emerge which is defined by discipleship and obedience to the ways of Jesus Christ.


Scripture Prayers for the Lahu Nyi in Thailand.


References

http://a.northernthailand.com/hilltribes-of-thailand/377-the-lahu-hilltribe-of-thailand.html
http://www.infomekong.com/peoples/lahu/
https://www.jstor.org/stable/40460134?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents


Profile Source:   Keith Carey  

People Name General Lahu Nyi
People Name in Country Lahu Nyi
Pronunciation LAH-hoo nyee
Alternate Names
Population this Country 3,300
Population all Countries 3,300
Total Countries 1
Indigenous No
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group No
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
People ID 20733
ROP3 Code 105577
ROP25 Code 304538
ROP25 Name Lahu
Country Thailand
Region Asia, Southeast
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Kamphaeng Phet, Mae Hong Son, Yala provinces: 119 known villages.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Thailand
Region Asia, Southeast
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Kamphaeng Phet, Mae Hong Son, Yala provinces: 119 known villages..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Map of Lahu Nyi in Thailand Ethnolinguistic map or other map

Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.10 %)
0.20 %
Ethnic Religions
75.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
24.80 %
Primary Language Lahu (3,300 speakers)
Language Code lhu   Ethnologue Listing
Primary Dialect Nyi
Dialect Code 566   Global Recordings Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Lahu (3,300 speakers)
Language Code lhu   Ethnologue Listing
Primary Dialect Nyi
Dialect Code 566   Global Recordings Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Lahu
Photo Source Pierre Pouliquin - Flickr  Creative Commons 
Map Source People Group location: SIL / WLMS. Map geography: ESRI / GMI. Map design: Joshua Project.  
Profile Source Keith Carey 
Data Sources Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.



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