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===Orthography===
===Orthography===
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{{main|Fraser alphabet|Fraser Script}}
Around 1915, [[James O. Fraser]], a christian missionary with the [[China Inland Mission]] developed a Lisu alphabet. In 1992, the Chinese government officially recognized the [[Fraser alphabet]] as the official script of the Lisu language.
Around 1915, [[James O. Fraser]], a christian missionary with the [[China Inland Mission]] developed a Lisu alphabet. In 1992, the Chinese government officially recognized the [[Fraser alphabet]] as the official script of the Lisu language.



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Lisu
Native toChina, India, Myanmar, Thailand
Native speakers
723,000
Fraser
Official status
Official language in
Weixi Lisu Autonomous County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture (PRC)
Language codes
ISO 639-1--
ISO 639-2--
ISO 639-3lis

Lisu is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Yunnan (southwestern China), northern Burma, and Thailand and a small part of India. It is the language of the Lisu minority.

Orthography

Around 1915, James O. Fraser, a christian missionary with the China Inland Mission developed a Lisu alphabet. In 1992, the Chinese government officially recognized the Fraser alphabet as the official script of the Lisu language.