Languages of Vietnam

84 languages of the index are spoken in Vietnam; 1 has official status (Vietnamese). The country has about 96.2 m inhabitants (2019).

84 languages28 endangered or dormantAsiaISO VN / VNM

Official languages

vieVietnameseAustroasiatic · 76 m1 · National

All languages spoken in Vietnam

Language	ISO	Family	Countries	Speakers	Vitality
fraFrenchfrançais	`fra`	Indo-European	+41	285.4 m	0 · International
vieVietnameseTiếng Việt	`vie`	Austroasiatic		76 m	1 · National
khmKhmerភាសាខ្មែរ	`khm`	Austroasiatic		17.6 m	1 · National
hmnHmong	`hmn`	Hmong–Mien	+1	4.5 m	5 · Developing
pccBouyei	`pcc`	Kra–Dai		2 m	6a · Vigorous
tyzTày	`tyz`	Kra–Dai		1.5 m	6b · Threatened
mtqMuong	`mtq`	Austroasiatic		1.1 m	6a · Vigorous
nutNung	`nut`	Kra–Dai		850,000	5 · Developing
iumIu Mien	`ium`	Hmong–Mien	+4	820,000	5 · Developing
bltTai Dam	`blt`	Kra–Dai	+1	760,000	5 · Developing
hniHaniHaqniqdoq	`hni`	Sino-Tibetan		740,000	6a · Vigorous
tddTai Nüa	`tdd`	Kra–Dai	+1	650,000	4 · Educational
tyrTai Daeng	`tyr`	Kra–Dai		650,000	6a · Vigorous
ahkAkha	`ahk`	Sino-Tibetan	+2	600,000	5 · Developing
kjgKhmu	`kjg`	Austroasiatic	+1	480,000	5 · Developing
cjaChamꨌꩌ	`cja`	Austronesian		400,000
twhTai Dón	`twh`	—		280,000	6a · Vigorous
jraJarai	`jra`	Austronesian		262,800	5 · Developing
bdqBahnar	`bdq`	—		160,000	5 · Developing
nuoNguồn	`nuo`	Austroasiatic		20,000	6b · Threatened
tdrTodrah	`tdr`	—		6,000	6a · Vigorous
scbChut	`scb`	Austroasiatic		4,279	7 · Shifting
radRade	`rad`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
encEn	`enc`	Kra–Dai			6b · Threatened
zngMang	`zng`	Austroasiatic			6b · Threatened
phaPa-Hng	`pha`	Hmong–Mien			6b · Threatened
sedSedang	`sed`	Austroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
girRed Gelao	`gir`	Kra–Dai			7 · Shifting
cjeChru	`cje`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
hroHaroi	`hro`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
pacPacoh	`pac`	Austroasiatic			6b · Threatened
kpmKoho	`kpm`	Austroasiatic			5 · Developing
lbtLachi	`lbt`	Kra–Dai			6b · Threatened
lhaLaha	`lha`	Kra–Dai			8a · Moribund
aemArem	`aem`	Austroasiatic			8b · Nearly Extinct
giqGreen Gelao	`giq`	Kra–Dai			8b · Nearly Extinct
tyhO’du	`tyh`	Austroasiatic			7 · Shifting
hreHrê	`hre`	Austroasiatic			5 · Developing
brbLave	`brb`	Austroasiatic			5 · Developing
kjmKháng	`kjm`	Austroasiatic			8a · Moribund
tslTs'ün-Lao	`tsl`	Kra–Dai			6a · Vigorous
jehJeh	`jeh`	—			5 · Developing
ntyMantsi	`nty`	Sino-Tibetan			6a · Vigorous
phgPhuong	`phg`	Austroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
hnuHung	`hnu`	Austroasiatic			7 · Shifting
neoNá-Meo	`neo`	Hmong–Mien			6a · Vigorous
crwChrau	`crw`	Austroasiatic			6b · Threatened
cncCôông	`cnc`	Sino-Tibetan			6a · Vigorous
pktMaleng	`pkt`	Austroasiatic			6b · Threatened
renRengao	`ren`	—			6b · Threatened
phhPhukha	`phh`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
tpoTai Pao	`tpo`	Kra–Dai			6b · Threatened
tytTày Tac	`tyt`	—			6a · Vigorous
lkcKucong	`lkc`	Sino-Tibetan			7 · Shifting
lghLaghuu	`lgh`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
sltSila	`slt`	Sino-Tibetan			6a · Vigorous
cjaWestern Cham	`cja`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
cjmEastern Cham	`cjm`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
habHanoi Sign Language	`hab`	Vietnamese sign languages			6a · Vigorous
cmaMaa	`cma`	—			6a · Vigorous
xaoKhao	`xao`	Austroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
ocmOld Cham	`ocm`	Austronesian
mngEastern Mnong	`mng`	—			6a · Vigorous
ktvEastern Katu	`ktv`	Austroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
hosHo Chi Minh City Sign Language	`hos`	Vietnamese sign languages			6a · Vigorous
bruEastern Bru	`bru`	Austroasiatic			5 · Developing
hnjHmong Njua	`hnj`	Hmong–Mien	+1		6a · Vigorous
rogNorthern Roglai	`rog`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
tthUpper Ta'oih	`tth`	Austroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
lwhWhite Lachi	`lwh`	Kra–Dai			7 · Shifting
rgsSouthern Roglai	`rgs`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
sttBudeh Stieng	`stt`	Austroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
xhvKhua	`xhv`	—			6a · Vigorous
stiBulo Stieng	`sti`	Austroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
hmfHmong Don	`hmf`	Hmong–Mien			6a · Vigorous
hmvHmong Dô	`hmv`	Hmong–Mien			6a · Vigorous
stgTrieng	`stg`	Austroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
mnnSouthern Mnong	`mnn`	—			6a · Vigorous
touTho	`tou`	Austroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
rocCacgia Roglai	`roc`	—			6a · Vigorous
hafHaiphong Sign Language	`haf`	Vietnamese sign languages			6a · Vigorous
tylThu Lao	`tyl`	Kra–Dai			6b · Threatened
rmxRomam	`rmx`	Austroasiatic			6b · Threatened
tyjTai Do	`tyj`	Kra–Dai			6b · Threatened

84 languages · click a column to sort · source: Wikidata