At present, three different Lahu alphabetic writing systems are used at home and abroad: the Tentative Writing System, the Phonetic Writing System and the Matisoff Writing System.

• 目前在国内外使用三种不同的拉祜语拼音文字：云南拉祜族文字试行方案、拼音文字方案、马提索夫文字方案。