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Prai (Phray) or Phai, also known as Thin (Htin), is a
Mon–Khmer language The Austroasiatic languages ( ) are a large language family spoken throughout Mainland Southeast Asia, South Asia and East Asia. These languages are natively spoken by the majority of the population in Vietnam and Cambodia, and by minority popu ...
of Thailand and Laos. There are several closely related, but not mutually intelligible dialects which go by the names ''Prai'' and ''Thin''. They are also closely related to Mal, together forming the Mal–Phrai group of languages, sometimes collectively called Lua' language (because they are spoken by the
Lua people The Lua people () are a minority ethnic group native to Laos, although there is now a sizable community living in Thailand. ''Luaʼ'' is their preferred Exonym and endonym, autonym (self-designation), while their Lao people, Lao neighbours tend ...
).


Phonology

All vowels can be long or short.


References

Khmuic languages Languages of Thailand Languages of Laos {{AustroAsiatic-lang-stub