Vietnamese Language

Austroasiatic language of about 86 million native speakers; Vietnam's sole official and national language, written in a Latin-based alphabet.

Specifications & Metrics

Vietnamese is spoken natively by around 86 million people and by 11 million as a second language.
Each Vietnamese syllable is pronounced with one of six inherent tones, marked with diacritics.
It is written in the Latin-based chữ Quốc ngữ, officially adopted in the early 20th century during French rule.