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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Vietnamese Verbs Compounds and Phrases for Everyday Usage : Compounds and Phrases for Everyday Usage by Inh Hoa Nguyen, Dinh H. Nguyen - Limited Availability
A Vietnamese Reference Grammar (Mon-Khmr Studies, Vol 13-14) by Laurence C. Thompson - Special Order
Activities Manual, Book 1 : To Accompany Spoken Vietnamese for Beginners by Le Pham Thuy-Kim
Beginner's Vietnamese by Robert M. Quinn
Colloquial Vietnamese : A Complete Language CourseBook and 2 Cassettes by Tuan Duc Vuong (Contributor)
Contemporary Vietnamese : An Intermediate Text (Southeast Asian Language Text Series) by Bich Thuan Nguyen, Nguyen B. Thuan
Elementary Vietnamese by Nh Binh Ngo, Binh Nhu Ngo
Hoa's Beginning English for Vietnamese Speakers = Hoc TiEng Anh, CAp I by Nguy~En Inh H`Oa Limited Availability