Vietnamese
Vietnamese i/ˌviɛtnəˈmiːz/ (tiếng Việt) is an Austroasiatic language that originated in the north of Vietnam and is the national and official language of the country. It is the native language of the Vietnamese (Kinh) people, as well as a first or second language for the many ethnic minorities of Vietnam. As the result of Vietnamese emigration and cultural influence, Vietnamese speakers are found throughout the world, notably in East and Southeast Asia, North America, Australia and Western Europe. Vietnamese has also been officially recognized as a minority language in the Czech Republic. It is part of the Austroasiatic language family of which it has by far the most speakers (several times as many as the other Austroasiatic languages combined).
Vietnamese vocabulary has borrowings from Chinese, and it formerly used a modified set of Chinese characters called chữ nôm given vernacular pronunciation. The Vietnamese alphabet (quốc ngữ) in use today is a Latin alphabet with additional diacritics for tones and certain letters.
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Top 20 suburbs where this language is spoken at home
| Suburb | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Albans (Vic.) | 3723 | 4110 | 7833 |
| Cabramatta | 3622 | 4079 | 7701 |
| Bankstown | 2560 | 2720 | 5280 |
| Springvale (Vic.) | 2347 | 2505 | 4852 |
| Canley Heights | 1816 | 1970 | 3786 |
| Inala | 1629 | 1750 | 3379 |
| Sunshine North | 1598 | 1779 | 3377 |
| Sunshine West | 1584 | 1695 | 3279 |
| Canley Vale | 1496 | 1606 | 3102 |
| Noble Park | 1380 | 1591 | 2971 |
| Springvale South | 1410 | 1507 | 2917 |
| Keysborough | 1316 | 1361 | 2677 |
| Cabramatta West | 1234 | 1353 | 2587 |
| Yagoona | 1180 | 1230 | 2410 |
| Cairnlea | 1082 | 1206 | 2288 |
| Braybrook | 1095 | 1162 | 2257 |
| Bonnyrigg | 1062 | 1176 | 2238 |
| Fairfield West | 964 | 1063 | 2027 |
| Marrickville | 972 | 1010 | 1982 |
| Fairfield (NSW) | 851 | 935 | 1786 |
