Lai (people)

Lai (people)

The Lai are a people who live in Mizoram State in northeast India. They are governmentally represented by the Lai Autonomous District Council. They are closely related to the Lai (Hakka Chin) of Myanmar. They speak the Lai language.

In the past the Lai were known as the Pawi.

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