Kra–Dai-speaking peoples

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Distribution of the Tai–Kadai (Kra–Dai)–speaking peoples:
Regions with significant populations
Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Burma, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam
Languages
Kra–Dai languages, Mandarin Chinese (in China)
Religion
Theravada Buddhism, Animism, Shamanism

The term Kra–Dai peoples or Kra–Dai-speaking peoples refers collectively to the ethnic groups of southern China and Southeast Asia, stretching from Hainan to Northeast India and from southern Sichuan to Laos, Thailand and parts of Vietnam, who not only speak languages belonging to the Kra–Dai language family, but also share similar traditions, culture and ancestry.

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