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Kra–Dai languages
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<p>The Kra–Dai languages , are a <a href="/facts/Language_family/IpJv9o5S">language family</a> in <a href="/facts/Mainland_Southeast_Asia/5pknI7yy">mainland Southeast Asia</a>, <a href="/facts/Southern_China/p7vVbT3e">southern China</a>, and <a href="/facts/Northeastern_India/JtFJkH2A">northeastern India</a>. All languages in the family are <a href="/facts/Tonal_language/eprhXrWJ">tonal</a>, including <a href="/facts/Thai_language/PnaLdG77">Thai</a> and <a href="/facts/Lao_language/Gfwndgl0">Lao</a>, the national languages of <a href="/facts/Thailand/GCUnN4JK">Thailand</a> and <a href="/facts/Laos/S0afugjX">Laos</a>, respectively. Around 93 million people speak Kra–Dai languages; 60% of those speak Thai. <i><a href="/facts/Ethnologue/0AanCzKS">Ethnologue</a></i> lists 95 languages in the family, with 62 of these being in the <a href="/facts/Tai_languages/A8LAhjnd">Tai branch</a>. </p>