Pray people

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

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

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.

Geographic distribution

  • Population in Thailand: 38,808[1]

References


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