Pray people

Pray people

ethnic group
group=Pray


poptime=38,808
popplace=Thailand
langs=Pray, Thai
rels=Buddhism
related=
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). [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=pry Ethnologue report for Pray 3] ]

Language

The Pray speak a language also called "Pray", which is a Khmuic language. [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=pry Ethnologue report for Pray 3] ] The Khmuic languages are Austro-Asiatic. [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=pry Ethnologue report for Pray 3] ] 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 [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=pry Ethnologue report for Pray 3] ]

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