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Language Family and Writing System
Writing System		Vietnamese (latin)
Script(s) Used		Ti Ng Vi T ( )
Family		Austro-asiatic	vs	3% World Languages have Austro-Asiatic	compare Austro-Asiatic World Languages
Subgroup		Mon-khmer
3 Letter Code		Vie

Number of Speakers
Number of Native speakers (millions)		67.7 (1.19 lower than average)	vs	68.89	Compare similar Number of Native speakers (67.7)
Native Speakers as % of World		2 (0.48 higher than average)	vs	1.52	Compare similar Native Speakers as % of World (2)
Total Number of Speakers (millions)		73 (40.83 lower than average)	vs	113.83	Compare similar Total Number of Speakers (73)
Total Speakers as % of World		1 (0.52 lower than average)	vs	1.52	Compare similar Total Speakers as % of World (1)

Language Systems
Noun declensions		None	vs	62.7% World Languages have None
Sequence		SVO/OSV	vs	1.5% World Languages have SVO/OSV
Tonal		Yes	vs	19.4% World Languages have Tonal
Agglutinative language		No	vs	85.1% World Languages don't have Agglutinative language

Geographic Distribution
Official language in		Vietnam
Official Language of United Nations		No	vs	89.6% World Languages don't have Official Language of United Nations
Countries Spoken In		Vietnam, China
No. of Countries Spoken In		2 (8.33 lower than average)	vs	10.33	Compare similar No. of Countries Spoken In (2)

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