Vietnamese
Vietnamese is documented on Dialect Atlas across 3 dialects, including Hanoi Vietnamese, Huế Vietnamese, Saigon Vietnamese.
Dialects of Vietnamese
- Hanoi VietnameseNorthern Vietnamese · Standard VietnameseThe Northern Vietnamese variety of Hanoi. The basis of the national standard and of most Vietnamese taught abroad.
- Huế VietnameseCentral VietnameseThe Central Vietnamese variety of Huế. Preserves a distinctive five-tone system and lexicon rooted in the former Nguyễn-dynasty imperial capital.
- Saigon VietnameseSouthern Vietnamese · Hồ Chí Minh CityThe Southern Vietnamese variety of Ho Chi Minh City. The most widely heard variety abroad, carried by the post-1975 Vietnamese diaspora.