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Pray people

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Pray
Total population
38,808
Regions with significant populations
Thailand and Laos
Languages
Pray, Thai
Religion
Buddhism

The Pray are an ethnic group in Thailand.

Name variation

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The Pray are also commonly referred to as Pray 3 among social scientists, to disambiguate them from the related Phai people, who are also sometimes referred to as Pray (Pray 1).[1]

Language

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The Pray speak a language also called Pray, which is a Khmuic language.[1] The Khmuic languages are Austro-Asiatic.[1] There is some debate as to whether the Khmuic languages are of the Mon-Khmer branch, but the majority opinion is that they are not.[citation needed]

Geographic distribution

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  • Population in Thailand: 38,808[1]

References

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