VIE ISO 639-3
Vietnamese
Tiếng Việt Autonym
A language of Viet Nam
- ISO 639
- vie
- Alternate Names
- Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
- Autonym
- Tiếng Việt
- Population
- 82,100,000 in Viet Nam (2019 census). , based on ethnicity. Total users in all countries: 85,342,190 (as L1: 84,597,190; as L2: 745,000).
- Location:
- Widespread.
- Language Status
- 1 (National). De facto national language. Language of recognized ethnic group: Kinh.
- Classification
- Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Viet-Muong, Vietnamese
- Dialects
- Northern Vietnamese (Hanoi, Tonkinese), Central Vietnamese (Hue), Southern Vietnamese. Numerous dialects.
- Typology
- SVO; prepositions; noun head initial; classifiers and numerals precede noun heads; possessor noun phrases and adjectives follow noun heads; noun classifiers; no articles; passives; comparatives; 25 consonants, 11 vowels, 20 diphthongs, 4 triphthongs; tonal (6 tones); inclusive/exclusive pronouns.
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 94%. Literacy rate in L2: 80%. Fully developed. Bible: 1916–2008.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Vietnamese
- Writing
- Braille script [Brai]. Han (Hanzi, Kanji, Hanja) script [Hani]. Latin script [Latn], primary usage.
- Other Comments
- Kinh is an official ethnic community. Buddhist, Christian.
Also Spoken in
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Australia
Language Name
Vietnamese
User Population
277,000 in Australia (2016 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Bulgaria
Language Name
Vietnamese
User Population
1,700 in Bulgaria (2016 J. Leclerc).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Canada
Language Name
Vietnamese
User Population
156,000 in Canada (2016 census).
- Location
- South coast of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Shanxin, Wanwei, and Wutou peninsulas (referred to as the 3 peninsulas), Fangcheng Pan-Nationality autonomous county; Jiangping region.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened)
- Other Comments
- Christian, Daoist. View other languages of China
Language Name
Vietnamese
User Population
7,200 in China (1999 O. Jueya). Ethnic population: 28,200 (2010 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Czechia
Language Name
Vietnamese
User Population
30,800 in Czechia (2011 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Germany
Language Name
Vietnamese
User Population
104,000 in Germany (2020 census). , based on nationality.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Denmark
Language Name
Vietnamese
User Population
9,650 in Denmark (2020 census). , based on nationality.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Spain
Language Name
Vietnamese
User Population
2,350 in Spain (2020 census). , based on nationality.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Finland
Language Name
Vietnamese
User Population
10,400 in Finland (2018 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of France
Language Name
Vietnamese
User Population
10,000 in France (2015 J. Leclerc). Ethnic population: 592,000 (2000).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of United Kingdom
Language Name
Vietnamese
User Population
15,200 in United Kingdom (2011 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Hungary
Language Name
Vietnamese
User Population
2,670 in Hungary (2011 census). Ethnic population: 3,020 (2011 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Japan
Language Name
Vietnamese
User Population
14,000 in Japan (Leclerc 2020b).
- Location
- Phnom Penh; generally dispersed longstanding population; communities in urban areas, including Siem Reap, Preah Sihanouk, Ta Khmau, others.
- Language Status
- 5 (Dispersed)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Cambodia
Language Name
Vietnamese
User Population
817,800 in Cambodia, all users. L1 users: 72,800 in Cambodia (2009 UNSD). L2 users: 745,000 (2019 J. Leclerc).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Laos
Language Name
Vietnamese
User Population
18,900 in Laos (2015 census). , based on ethnicity.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Malaysia
Language Name
Vietnamese
User Population
101,000 in Malaysia (2021 Joshua Project). , based on ethnicity.
- Location
- Mainly Nouméa.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of New Caledonia
Language Name
Vietnamese
User Population
2,510 in New Caledonia (2014 census). , based on ethnicity. Ethnic population: 3,800 (2012 J. Leclerc).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Netherlands
Language Name
Vietnamese
User Population
8,600 in Netherlands (2019).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Norway
Language Name
Vietnamese
User Population
23,800 in Norway (2021 census). , based on nationality.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of New Zealand
Language Name
Vietnamese
User Population
5,380 in New Zealand (2013 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Poland
Language Name
Vietnamese
User Population
3,970 in Poland (2013 UNSD).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Russian Federation
Language Name
Vietnamese
User Population
10,100 in Russian Federation (2010 census). Ethnic population: 14,000 (2010 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Sweden
Language Name
Vietnamese
User Population
5,780 in Sweden (2020 census). , based on nationality.
- Location
- Long-established small communities in Bangkok and scattered in southeastern provinces.
- Language Status
- 5 (Dispersed)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Thailand
Language Name
Vietnamese
User Population
8,280 in Thailand (2010 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of China–Taiwan
Language Name
Vietnamese
User Population
194,000 in China–Taiwan (2018 census). , based on nationality.
- Location
- California: Los Angeles area and San Jose; Massachusetts: Boston; Oklahoma: Oklahoma City; Oregon: Portland; Pennsylvania: Philadelphia; Texas: Dallas area and Houston; Washington: Seattle.
- Language Status
- 5 (Dispersed)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of United States
Language Name
Vietnamese
User Population
1,400,000 in United States (2015 census). Ethnic population: 1,630,000 (2010 census).
Map
Location: Widespread.
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