vieTechnical information about ISO 639 language code vie
The table below provides technical details for the Vietnamese language, designated by the vie code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Vietnamese Native Tiếng Việt |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Northern VietnameseCentral VietnameseSouthern Vietnamese |
| Related languages | MuongAremRucThavung |
| Key facts | Written with the Latin-based Quốc Ngữ script that uses diacritics for tones and certain consonantsA tonal language: the Northern standard distinguishes six tones while some Southern varieties have fiveGrammar is analytic and follows Subject–Verb–Object order with extensive use of classifiersVocabulary shows heavy historical borrowing from Literary Chinese and later from French and EnglishPronouns are largely replaced by kinship or social status terms, creating a rich system of address |
| Sample phrase | Xin chào, bạn khỏe không? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Vietnamese language, identified by the code vie, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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