Vietnamese

 
Pronunciation: /ˌvɪɛtnəˈmiːz, ˈvjɛt-/

adjective

  • relating to Vietnam, its people, or their language.

noun (plural )

  • 1a native or inhabitant of Vietnam, or a person of Vietnamese descent.
  • 2 [mass noun] the language of Vietnam, spoken by about 60 million people. It probably belongs to the Mon-Khmer group, although much of its vocabulary is derived from Chinese.