The Vietnamese language has 67.8 million speaker, besides being the 19th language spoken in the world. Adding on, this language is spoken mainly in Vietnam, but speakers can be located in a number of other countries, which include the USA, France, Canada, and Cambodia!
Furthermore, the OED records there are only 14 Vietnamese "loanwords" English has, including pho, a traditional Vietnamese soup ( year 1935 ), and ao dai, a women's high-necked tunic ( year 1961 ). The earliest"loanword" in English, is dông the name of the Vietnamese currency.
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