Vietnamese language
Austroasiatic language originating in Vietnam / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vietnamese (tiếng Việt) is the official language of Vietnam. Like many other languages in Asia, Vietnamese is a tonal language.
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Vietnamese | |
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tiếng Việt | |
Native to | Vietnam |
Native speakers | 75 million (2007)[1] |
Austroasiatic
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Latin (Vietnamese alphabet) Vietnamese Braille Chữ Nôm (historical) Chữ Hán (historical) | |
Official status | |
Official language in | Vietnam Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
Recognised minority language in | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | vi |
ISO 639-2 | vie |
ISO 639-3 | vie |
Glottolog | viet1252 |
Linguasphere | 46-EBA |
Natively Vietnamese-speaking (non-minority) areas of Vietnam[3] | |
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