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Vietnamese is one of approximately 150 languages belonging to the Austro Asiatic family of languages. The question of the classification of Vietnamese is still being debated (Earle 1975). The Austro-Asiatic family itself is a sub-group of the contested Austric phylum (Ruhlen 1991).

Within the Austro-Asiatic family, three major branches are generally recognized. The first is Munda, which includes the Santali and Mundari languages of northeastern India. The second is Mon-Khmer, which includes Mon (spoken in Burma and Thailand) and Khmer (spoken in Cambodia or Kampuchea) and over a hundred other little known languages. The third is Viet-Muong (or Annam-Muong), which includes Vietnamese and its sister language Muong (spoken in the Midlands). While Vietnamese and its sister language Muong form a group on their own, some scholars favor the inclusion of Vietnamese within the Mon-Khmer group. (Source: UCLA )

Vietnamese is spoken in the entire country of Vietnam. Also spoken in Australia, Cambodia, Canada, China, Côte d'Ivoire, Finland, France, Germany, Laos, Martinique, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Norway, Philippines, Senegal, Thailand, United Kingdom, USA, Vanuatu. (Source: Ethnologue)

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