Northern Vietnamese · Standard Vietnamese
The Northern Vietnamese variety of Hanoi. The basis of the national standard and of most Vietnamese taught abroad.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 21.03°, 105.85°
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Hanoi Vietnamese vs Huế Vietnamese
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Central Vietnamese
The Central Vietnamese variety of Huế. Preserves a distinctive five-tone system and lexicon rooted in the former Nguyễn-dynasty imperial capital.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 16.46°, 107.60°
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DialectHanoi VietnameseThe Northern Vietnamese variety of Hanoi. The basis of the national standard and of most Vietnamese taught abroad.DialectHuế VietnameseThe Central Vietnamese variety of Huế. Preserves a distinctive five-tone system and lexicon rooted in the former Nguyễn-dynasty imperial capital.CompareHanoi Vietnamese vs Saigon VietnameseAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Vietnamese and the dialects within it.