What languages are spoken in Vietnam?

If you haven’t known what is official language in Vietnam, here is the best answer. The official language of Viet Nam is Vietnamese.


Vietnamese (tiếng Việt, or less commonly Việt ngữ) is the national and official language of Vietnam.
In its early history, Vietnamese writing used Chinese characters. In the 13th century, the Vietnamese developed their own set of characters called Chữ nôm. The celebrated epic Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều or The Tale of Kieu) by Nguyễn Du was written in Chữ nôm. During the French colonial period,Quốc ngữ, the romanized Vietnamese alphabet used for spoken Vietnamese, which was developed in 17th century by Jesuit Alexandre De Rhodes and several other Catholic missionaries, became popular and brought literacy to the masses.
Various other languages are spoken by several minority groups in Vietnam. The most common of these are Tày, Mường, Khmer, Chinese, Nùng, and H’Mông. The French language, a legacy of colonial rule, is still spoken by some older Vietnamese as a second language, but is losing its popularity. Vietnam nevertheless remains a full member of La Francophonie.
Russian – and to a much lesser extent German, Czech, or Polish – is sometimes known among those whose families had ties with the Soviet bloc. In recent years, English is becoming more popular as a second language. English study is obligatory in most schools. Chinese and Japanese have also become more popular.

Here is a list of all 107 languages spoken in Viet Nam:

1. Akha 2. Arem 3. Bahnar 4. Brao 5. Bru, Eastern 6. Cao Lan 7. Cham, Eastern 8. Cham, Western 9. Chinese, Yue 10. Chrau 11. Chru 12. Chut 13. Côông 14. Cua 15. En 16. Gelao, Green 17. Gelao, Red 18. Gelao, White 19. Giáy 20. Haiphong Sign Language 21. Halang 22. Halang Doan 23. Hani 24. Hanoi Sign Language 25. Haroi 26. Hmong Daw 27. Hmong Dô 28. Hmong Don

29. Hmong Njua 30. Ho Chi Minh City Sign Language 31. Hre 32. Hung 33. Iu Mien 34. Jarai 35. Jeh 36. Katu, Eastern 37. Katua 38. Kayong 39. Kháng 40. Khao 41. Khmer, Central 42. Khmu 43. Khua 44. Kim Mun 45. Koho 46. Kucong 47. Lachi 48. Lachi, White 49. Laghuu 50. Laha 51. Lahu 52. Lü 53. Maa 54. Maleng 55. Mang 56. Mantsi

57. Mnong, Central 58. Mnong, Eastern 59. Mnong, Southern 60. Monom 61. Muong 62. Ná-Meo 63. Nguôn 64. Nung 65. O’du 66. Pa Di 67. Pacoh 68. Pa-Hng 69. Phu Thai 70. Phula 71. Phuong 72. Puoc 73. Qabiao 74. Rade 75. Rengao 76. Roglai, Cacgia 77. Roglai, Northern 78. Roglai, Southern 79. Romam 80. Sedang 81. Sila 82. Sinicized Miao 83. Stieng, Budeh 84. Stieng, Bulo

85. Sui 86. Tai Daeng 87. Tai Dam 88. Tai Do 89. Tai Dón 90. Tai Hang Tong 91. Tai Thanh 92. Takua 93. Ta’oih, Upper 94. Tày 95. Tay Boi 96. Tày Sa Pa 97. Tày Tac 98. Tho 99. Thu Lao 100. Todrah 101. Trieng 102. Ts’ün-Lao 103. Vietnamese 104. Zhuang, Dai 105. Zhuang, Yang 106. Zhuang, Yongnan 107. Zhuang, Zuojiang